The Miami Country Day Spartans will square off against the Somerset Academy (Silver Palms) Stallions at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Somerset Academy (Silver Palms) took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Miami Country Day, who comes in off a win.
Last Tuesday, Miami Country Day made easy work of Somerset Academy South Homestead and carried off a 13-5 win. The Spartans haven't had any issues with the Hurricanes recently, as the game was their third consecutive victory against them.
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Jackson Boucher was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over 2.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off two hits. Those six strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing Two bases. while going 1-for-1.
In other batting news, Miami Country Day got a massive performance out of Marcus Ferrer, who scored three runs and stole Three bases. while going 1-for-2. Miami Country Day is 2-1 when Ferrer posts two or more stolen bases, but 2-9 otherwise. Preston Boucher was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing Three bases. while going 2-for-2.
Miami Country Day was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .471. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Somerset Academy (Silver Palms) was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They lost 13-1 to Ransom Everglades.
Somerset Academy (Silver Palms) saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Bryan Oliva, who scored a run while going 1-for-1.
Somerset Academy (Silver Palms)'s loss dropped their record down to 6-8. As for Miami Country Day, their win bumped their record up to 4-10.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Thursday as neither team is afraid to steal. Miami Country Day has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.3 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Somerset Academy (Silver Palms) struggles in that department as they've been averaging 3.1 stolen bases. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Miami Country Day suffered a grim 17-2 defeat to Somerset Academy (Silver Palms) in their previous matchup two weeks ago. Will Miami Country Day have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other baseball content.
