The DC International Dragons will challenge the St. John's Cadets at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. One thing working in DC International's favor is that they have posted at least ten runs in their last four contests.
DC International is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Banneker as they made off with an 11-5 victory. The result was nothing new for the Dragons, who have now won six games by six runs or more so far this season.
Minna Balk was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out 14 batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off two hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in eight consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of her five plate appearances with three stolen bases and one run.
Laine Harter
| 05/12/26 @ Banneker | 4 |
| 05/07/26 @ KIPP College Prep | 2 |
| 03/25/26 vs KIPP College Prep | 2 |
| 05/05/26 @ Washington Latin Public Charter School | 1 |
| 04/08/26 @ KIPP College Prep | 1 |
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Laine Harter, who went 3-for-4 with one home run, three runs, and four RBI. Those four RBI gave her a new career-high. Rokheya Doucoure was another key player, going 3-for-4 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
DC International always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .644. That was just more of the same: they've now posted an OBP of .644 or higher in four consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, St. John's is ranked highly in their home state and last Tuesday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Bishop O'Connell. The Cadets lost 9-1 to the Knights. The Cadets have struggled against the Knights recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
The win got DC International back to even at 8-8. As for St. John's, they now have a losing record of 10-11.
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