Baseball Preview: Canterbury School Saints vs. Hamden Hall Country Day
The Canterbury School Saints will head out on the road to square off against Hamden Hall Country Day at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Canterbury School comes in on five and Hamden Hall Country Day on four.
Canterbury School will head into Saturday's match hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big on Friday (they won by 11) but on Saturday they proved they can win the close ones too. They skirted past Millbrook School 4-2.
Billy Batson looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Tyler Harmony and Myles Gythfeldt did most of the damage at the plate: Harmony scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances, while Gythfeldt went 2-for-4 with a stolen base, two RBI, and a double. The team also got some help courtesy of Cole Silvia, who scored three runs and stole a base.
Meanwhile, Hamden Hall Country Day can now show off 11 landslide victories after their most recent game on Friday. They put the hurt on Suffield Academy with a sharp 10-2 victory.
Gavin Lyons and Ryan Lynch made a big impact no matter where they played. Throwing, Lyons struck out ten batters over four innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits (and only one walk). Meanwhile, Lynch tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. At the plate, Lyons scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances, while Lynch went 2-for-4 with four RBI and a run.
In other batting news, Asher Wasserman and Amato Civitello did most of the damage at the plate: Wasserman went 2-for-4 with a triple, two RBI, and a run, while Civitello scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-5. Another player making a difference was Will McGarry, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Canterbury School has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-3 record this season. As for Hamden Hall Country Day, their win bumped their record up to 19-4-1.
Everything went Canterbury School's way against Hamden Hall Country Day when the teams last played back in May of 2023 as Canterbury School made off with an 8-2 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Canterbury School since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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