Baseball Preview: Phillips Academy Big Blue vs. Belmont Hill Sextants
Phillips Academy has been on the road for two straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Belmont Hill Sextants at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Given that both teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
On Wednesday, Phillips Academy came up short against Dexter Southfield and fell 4-1. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Phillips Academy in their matchups with Dexter Southfield: they've now lost three in a row.
Phillips Academy got a good showing from Robert Brown, who struck out six batters over four innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits (and not a single walk).
On the hitting side, Phillips Academy saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Camden Willems, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought game, but Belmont Hill had to settle for a 5-3 defeat against Lawrence Academy on Wednesday.
Phillips Academy's loss dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Belmont Hill, they now have a losing record at 2-3.
Phillips Academy beat Belmont Hill 6-1 when the teams last played back in April of 2023. Will Phillips Academy repeat their success, or does Belmont Hill have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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