Baseball Preview: Dexter Southfield vs. Cushing Academy Penguins
Dexter Southfield is 8-0 against Cushing Academy since April of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. Dexter Southfield will look to defend their home field against the Cushing Academy Penguins at 4:00 p.m. The timing is sure in Dexter Southfield's favor as the squad sits on three straight wins at home while Cushing Academy has been banged up by three consecutive losses on the road.
Dexter Southfield is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Massachusetts' top teams: Deerfield Academy, who was ranked fourth in their home state at the time (Dexter Southfield was ranked 14th). Dexter Southfield wound up on the wrong side of a rough 12-3 walloping at the hands of Deerfield Academy on Saturday.
Gabe Malaret made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and a double.
Meanwhile, Cushing Academy has not done well against Phillips Exeter Academy recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Saturday. Cushing Academy's pitchers stepped up to hand Phillips Exeter Academy a 3-0 shutout.
Dexter Southfield's defeat dropped their record down to 5-4-1. As for Cushing Academy, their win bumped their record up to 4-9.
Dexter Southfield took their victory against Cushing Academy in their previous meeting last Saturday by a conclusive 14-2. Will Dexter Southfield repeat their success, or does Cushing Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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