On Wednesday, Georgetown Day faced DC International in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Georgetown Day Mighty Hoppers took a 5-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the DC International Dragons. Georgetown Day was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as DC International apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in April of 2023.
Georgetown Day saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cole Huh, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base.
On DC International's side, Dylan Anderson made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 14 over six innings pitched. Anderson has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than eight strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Anderson was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with two RBI.
In other batting news, Jose David English was excellent, going 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
This is the second loss in a row for Georgetown Day and nudges their season record down to 1-7. As for DC International, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-2 record this season.
Georgetown Day will head out on the road to square off against St. James at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Georgetown Day and St. James are at an even 5-5 over their past ten head-to-heads. As for DC International, they will play host again on Thursday to welcome Roosevelt, where first pitch is scheduled at 4:00 p.m. DC International's pitching crew has only allowed 2.5 runs per game this season, so Roosevelt's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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