The Potomac School Panthers will head out to face off against the Saint James Saints at 4:15 p.m. on Monday. Potomac School will be looking to extend their current five-game winning streak.
If Potomac School beats Saint James with 15 runs on Monday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two games with that exact score. The Panthers didn't even let Jackson-Reed on the board on Friday, marking the Panthers' second-straight 15-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for the Panthers, who have now won six matches by ten runs or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, Saint James never let their opponents score on Wednesday. They walked away with a 5-0 victory over Fort Hill.
Not much got past Lily Schlotterbeck ?26, who gave up just a hit and racked up 18 Ks to keep Fort Hill off the board. Schlotterbeck ?26 has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in ten consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Tenley Mullendore ?27, who went 2-for-4 with five stolen bases and two runs. Those five stolen bases gave her a new career-high. Everett Sechler ?26 was another key player, going 1-for-3 with two stolen bases, one run, and one double.
Saint James is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.4 runs on average over those games. As for Potomac School, they pushed their record up to 7-2 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home.
Everything went Potomac School's way against Saint James when the teams last played back in March of 2023, as Potomac School made off with a 15-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Panthers since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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