West Potomac hasn't had much luck against Lake Braddock recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Wolverines will face off against the Bruins at 6:30 p.m. West Potomac will be strutting in after a win while Lake Braddock will be coming in after a loss.
West Potomac is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They blew past Fairfax 12-2 on Tuesday. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Wolverines considering their two-run performance the matchup before.
Bennett Winkelfoos made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits. Winkelfoos was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with one stolen base and one RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Joey Qutub, who scored a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. That run was his first of the season. Another player making a difference was Barrett Baker, who scored three runs while going 2-for-4.
West Potomac always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .556. The last time their OBP was this high was back in May of 2024.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 14 runs the game before, Lake Braddock was a bit more limited in their contest on Wednesday. They took a 5-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Alexandria City. The game marked the Bruins' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Lake Braddock's defeat dropped their record down to 3-2. As for West Potomac, the victory got them back to even at 3-3.
West Potomac suffered a grim 10-0 defeat to Lake Braddock in their previous meeting back in May of 2024. Can the Wolverines avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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