Rockledge vs Heather Hills 1
Rockledge batted first and scored 55 runs in their 10 overs (60 pitches). Delonte Leary top-scored with 9 runs, Moroni Morales scored 8 runs, and Andrew Landford and Connor Clark each scored 7 runs. For Heather Hills, the top bowlers were Chimwemwe Chinkuyu and Marcus McNaughton with each bowler getting one wicket (out).
Heather Hills batted second and scored 48 runs in their 10 overs (60 pitches), so Rockledge won the game by 7 runs. The MVP for Rockledge was Andrew Landford with his excellent bowling and good batting. Delonte Leary also bowled well, batted well, and took a good catch. For Heather Hills the MVP was Chimwemwe, who scored the most runs in the game (22 runs) and also bowled well. Sharon Jacob and Alyssa Logan batted and bowled well.
Whitehall 1 vs Heather Hills 2
Whitehall 1 won to toss and put Heather Hills in to bat first. Joshua Agomuoh opened the bowling for Whitehall and only gave up one run in his over. Leah Arrieta bowled next, and Heather Hills’ Meredith Pena got a boundary off Leah’s bowling. The diminutive and talented Ella Zeigler also hit a four in her seven runs. But Leah quickly put an end to Ella’s resistance. With overpowering bowling from the twins, Nathan and Joseph Zacharski, and Ethan Hapeman-Farrell, Heather Hills 2 could only muster a total of 18 runs in their 10 overs. Joseph got 3 wickets, Ethan got two wickets, and Nathan got 1 wicket.
When Whitehall 1 batted, Julia Pierson, Kaden Pirmohamed, Lee Reiter, and Zachary Sava knocked off the runs in 3 overs. Zach did most of the damage smashing a six and two fours for his 14 runs. The MVP for Whitehall 1 was Joseph Zacharski, and Ella Ziegler was the MVP for Heather Hills 2.
Whitehall 2 vs Bulldogs
It was a sunny cool day, and the kids and parents were eager to get the first match of the season underway. The match was officiated by two of the Washington Cricket League’s veteran umpires, Ram Ragoo and George Klaiber. Tre Johnson and Siril Stephen opened the batting for the Bulldogs. Tre started off his inning with a four and looked like he was headed for a big score, but a low delivery from Whitehall’s Zechariah Mckinney bowled him. Siril was ready to get some runs and smashed two consecutive fours. He then whipped Whitehall’s Jabari Penn for a six, but Jabari had the last word by bowling Siril for a total of 18 runs. Jordan Hughes and Tommy Reimer each scored eight runs including a boundary. Whitehall’s Adam Taifouri and Tyler Forcey each got 1 wicket. Bulldogs ended with a total score on 48 runs in their 10 overs.
Sinaka Aniedobe and Dalila Belkic opened the batting for Whitehall 2. Sinaka hit a four, and Dalila followed suit. Dalila was on fire hitting Bulldog’s Hayden Roddy for two fours and two sixes in one over. Sinaka and Dalila were then retired to give the other players a chance to get the remaining 21 runs. The Bulldogs immediately struck back with John Golding getting the prized wicket of Whitehall’s Raphael Cash for a duck, and Ian Lathrop taking out Whitehall big-hitter Jabari Penn also without scoring and Vinnie Floyd for 5. The Bulldogs bowlers continued making it difficult for Whitehall to score. Tom Allman and Tommy Reimer each got 1 wicket. But Whitehall’s captain Tyler Forcey kept the score going with his five runs. He also got help from Zechariah (3 runs), Adam Taifouri (3 runs), Isaiah Garland (1 run) and Andrew Yocom (2 runs). Kylie Spath did not give and took the wicket of Isaiah. But Whitehall 3 managed to surpass the required runs with one over to spare.
Whitehall 3 vs Kenilworth / Yorktown
Whitehall 3 batted first, and Keyshawn Thomas hit a boundary on the first ball of the game. He then added two more fours racing to 14 runs. Kenilworth’s Miles Magruder caused Keyshawn to lob one in the air, and Yorktown’s Benjamin Varghese made the difficult catch look easy. Two balls later Miles caused Whitehall’s Kwame Smith to send another catch to Benjamin, who obliged. Jakari Wright was up next to bat. Jakari hit the ball at will racing to 28 runs with 5 fours. He had to retire once he passed 25 runs. Tulip Grove’s Joyce Pomells, who plays for Kenilworth/Yorktown, got two quick wickets (outs) to keep down the runs. Paul Bifot scored 6 runs with 1 four, and Ethan Stubbs scored 10 with 1 four taking the total to 67 runs. Miles Magruder ended with 3 wickets (outs).
The Kenilworth/Yorktown top order batsmen had difficulty hitting against the Whitehall bowlers. Paul Bifot bowled some good deliveries. One in particular was so fast that the 3 coaches on the sidelines looked at each other in disbelief. Kenilworth’s Daniel Wade picked up the scoring by hitting a four. Benjamin Varghese livened up the fans by hitting 3 consecutive boundaries (4, 6, 4). Aaron Slack scored 6 runs with 1 four. Miles Magruder got in on the act and also hit a six taking his score 10 runs. Twin sister Kayla Magruder timed the ball well and hit it one bounce over the boundary for four runs. Kenilworth/Yorktown ended with a total of 51 runs losing by 16 runs. Whitehall bowlers Jasmine Kargbo and Keyshawn Thomas got one wicket (out) each.
The MVP for Whitehall 3 was Jakari Wright, who had the highest individual score of the week. The MVP for Kenilworth/Yorktown was Miles Magruder for his good bowling and batting.