Baseball Recap: Phillips Exeter Academy Lions vs. Cushing Academy Penguins
Phillips Exeter Academy's game last Wednesday was a tough loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Saturday. They won by a run and slipped past the Cushing Academy Penguins 2-1. For Phillips Exeter Academy, this counts as revenge for the 7-1 loss Cushing Academy walked away with the last time they faced one another back in April of 2023.
Owen Tahnk tossed a big game, striking out seven batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits.
On the hitting side, Phillips Exeter Academy saw eight different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Dana Mussulman, who went 1-for-4 with a stolen base and an RBI.
The victory got Phillips Exeter Academy back to even at 5-5. As for Cushing Academy, they have been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last seven games, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-9 record this season.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: they beat Phillips Exeter Academy by a score of 3-0 later that day.
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