Baseball Preview: Wilbraham & Monson Academy Titans vs. Cheshire Academy Cats
The Wilbraham & Monson Academy Titans will head out on the road to square off against the Cheshire Academy Cats at 4:45 p.m. on Monday. Wilbraham & Monson Academy is no doubt hoping to put an end to a ten-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Wilbraham & Monson Academy is headed into the contest fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They fell just short of Salisbury School by a score of 9-8 on Saturday.
Meanwhile, Cheshire Academy had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it five on Saturday. Everything went their way against the Griffins as they made off with a 16-5 win. With that victory, Cheshire Academy brought their scoring average up to 6.7 runs per game.
Jeffery Krauss looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits.
On the hitting side, Jayden Novak was incredible, going 3-for-5 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. Chase Mendela was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 3-for-5.
Wilbraham & Monson Academy's loss dropped their record down to 1-12. As for Cheshire Academy, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-3 record this season.
Wilbraham & Monson Academy came up short against Cheshire Academy when the teams last played back in April, falling 7-4. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Cheshire Academy's Garret Snyder, who struck out seven batters over 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Now that Wilbraham & Monson Academy knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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