Baseball Game Preview: Austin Prep Cougars vs. Putnam Science Academy

The Austin Prep Cougars will head out on the road to challenge Putnam Science Academy at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Austin Prep is coming into the game hot, having won their last five games.

Austin Prep's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They walked away with a 5-0 win over Mount St. Charles Academy.

Meanwhile, Putnam Science Academy is ranked highly in their home state and last Thursday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Winchendon. Putnam Science Academy came out on top against Winchendon by a score of 6-3.

Putnam Science Academy now has a winning record of 8-7. As for Austin Prep, their victory bumped their record up to 15-2.

Everything went Austin Prep's way against Putnam Science Academy in their previous meeting back in May of 2024, as Austin Prep made off with an 11-2 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Cougars since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.