Baseball Game Preview: Marianapolis Prep Golden Knights vs. Greens Farms Academy Dragons

The Marianapolis Prep Golden Knights will venture away from home to take on the Greens Farms Academy Dragons at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday. Marianapolis Prep has given up an average of 7.7 runs per game this season, but Saturday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.

Marianapolis Prep is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 16 runs on Wednesday, they were much more limited against Noble & Greenough on Friday. They lost 11-1 to the Bulldogs.

Marianapolis Prep saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Luke Beyers, who went 1-for-2 with one double and one RBI. That double was Beyers' first of the season. Owen Richardson was another, getting on base in both of his plate appearances with one stolen base and one run.

For some reason, the away team has come away with the win the last four times Greens Farms Academy and King have met, but the home crowd finally got their W on Thursday. The Dragons walked away with a 5-1 win over the Vikings. That looming 5-1 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Dragons yet this season.

The team relied heavily on Ryan Miressi, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with two stolen bases and two runs. Those three hits gave him a new career-high.

Marianapolis Prep has traveled a rocky road recently, having lost five of their last six games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 2-8 record this season. As for Greens Farms Academy, their victory ended a five-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-9.