Friends, currently ranked #20 in the DigitalSports Baltimore area baseball poll, moved into sole possession of first-place in the Black Division of the MIAA B Conference, with a pair of big victories this week.

On back-to-back days, Friends outscored Park and St. Mary's by a combined margin of 28-8 to stretch their current winning streak to four games.  The Quakers (12-2 overall) are now 7-2 in the league and lead second-place St. Vincent Pallotti (5-2) by one game in the battle for the top seed in the division.  The two teams will square off next Friday in Laurel.

On Wednesday, the Quakers slugged their to a 13-5 road victory at Park School.  Starting pitcher Wick Eisenberg continued his dominance on the mound striking out 10 in six innings.  With the game tied, 4-4, going into the fourth, the Quakers went on top with a pair of runs and followed with four in the fifth and two in the sixth to provide Eisenberg with all the support he would need.  

Every single Friends player reached base safely in the game with multi hits from Austin Lasky, And Van Dusen, Eisenberg and Matt Frost.
 
On Thursday, St. Mary’s was looking to avenge a 6-4 loss to Friends, from the previous week, but the hot Quaker bats responded for a 15-5, five-inning rout.

Frost made the start and got the win, as the Quakers batted around in the bottom of the third and scored seven runs to take control.  The rally was aided by a series of key walks and hits from Kelly Dayton, Jerry Donabedian, Austin Ritter, Frost, Lasky and Mike Meshulam.

Friends then added four more runs in the fourth, highlighted by a two-run stand up triple by Lasky.  It was his fourth three-bagger of the season.  

The Quakers will continue their quest for a division title on Monday, when they travel to Essex to face Mount Carmel.