Baseball Preview: Phillips Exeter Academy Lions vs. Deerfield Academy Big Green
Phillips Exeter Academy is 2-8 against Deerfield Academy since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Phillips Exeter Academy Lions will be playing at home against the Deerfield Academy Big Green at 2:15 p.m.
On Wednesday, Phillips Exeter Academy came up short against Varsity Opponent and fell 7-3. Phillips Exeter Academy has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Jack Doherty was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off six hits.
At the plate, Phillips Exeter Academy saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Dana Mussulman, who went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Deerfield Academy is ranked highly in their home state and on Wednesday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Choate Rosemary Hall School. Everything went Deerfield Academy's way against Choate Rosemary Hall School as Deerfield Academy made off with a 13-3 victory. The win was familiar territory for Deerfield Academy who now have six in a row.
Phillips Exeter Academy's loss dropped their record down to 5-7. As for Deerfield Academy, they pushed their record up to 11-2 with that victory, which was their fifth straight at home.
Phillips Exeter Academy came up short against Deerfield Academy when the teams last played back in May of 2023, falling 6-1. Will Phillips Exeter Academy have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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