Baseball Recap: Phillips Exeter Academy Lions vs. Deerfield Academy Big Green
Phillips Exeter Academy had to endure a three-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They never let the Deerfield Academy Big Green onto the board and left with a 2-0 win on Saturday. This was a revenge match for Phillips Exeter Academy, as the team was forced to settle for a 3-2 defeat when these two played on Saturday.
Landon Penney made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out six over five innings pitched. Penney has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. Penney was also big at the plate, going 1-for-1 with two RBI and a double.
Penney wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Nate Edin, who scored two runs while going 1-for-1.
Phillips Exeter Academy's victory bumped their record up to 6-8. As for Deerfield Academy, their loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 12-3.
Phillips Exeter Academy will take on Dexter Southfield at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Deerfield Academy, they will head out on the road to challenge Cushing Academy at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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