Baseball Preview: Dexter Southfield vs. Worcester Academy Hilltoppers
Dexter Southfield will head out on the road to take on the Worcester Academy Hilltoppers at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Dexter Southfield is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.1 runs per game this season.
Dexter Southfield is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Massachusetts' top teams: Austin Prep, who was ranked first in their home state at the time (Dexter Southfield was ranked 19th). Dexter Southfield fell just short of Austin Prep by a score of 6-5 on Monday.
Dexter Southfield got a good showing from Chase Hartsell, who struck out seven batters over four innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off four hits. Hartsell has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Nolan Flotta made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Deerfield Academy typically has all the answers at home, but on Saturday Worcester Academy proved too difficult a challenge. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Big Green and snuck past 4-2. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Worcester Academy.
Dexter Southfield's defeat dropped their record down to 7-6-1. As for Worcester Academy, they pushed their record up to 10-6 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road.
Dexter Southfield came up short against Worcester Academy when the teams last played last Saturday, falling 8-4. Can Dexter Southfield avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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