The Friendly Patriots will head out on the road to face off against the Eastern Ramblers at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
Friendly couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 17-2 walloping at the hands of Chesapeake Math & IT Academy North on Thursday. Friendly has struggled against Chesapeake Math & IT Academy North recently, as their contest on Thursday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Eastern never got on the board in their matchup on Friday, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against Woodson on Monday. Everything went their way against the Warriors as they made off with a 21-1 win. That 20 run margin sets a new team best for Eastern this season.
Finnian Clapp made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also only allowed one walk). Clapp was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Eastern got a massive performance out of Lucas Campbell, who scored four runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Kenner Rodriguez, who scored three runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Friendly couldn't quite finish off Eastern when the teams last played back in March of 2023 and fell 14-12. Can Friendly avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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