Baseball Game Preview: Austin Prep Cougars vs. Phillips Exeter Academy Lions

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Previous 3 Games

04/06/24 - Home	13-2 W
05/09/23 - Away	10-6 W
04/08/23 - Home	4-2 W

Austin Prep is a perfect 3-0 against Phillips Exeter Academy since April of 2023 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Monday. The Cougars will challenge the Lions at 5:00 p.m. Austin Prep is coming into the contest hot, having won their last seven games.

Phillips Exeter Academy's hitters are going to have their work cut out for them on Monday: Austin Prep hadn't allowed a single run the last four times they've hit the field. The Cougars were the clear victors by a 13-0 margin over Mount St. Charles Academy on Wednesday. The result was nothing new for the Cougars, who have now won 13 matchups by eight runs or more so far this season.

Meanwhile, Wednesday just wasn't the day for Phillips Exeter Academy's offense. They fell just short of Worcester Academy by a score of 1-0 on Wednesday. The loss was just more heartbreak for the Lions, who fell 2-0 when the teams last met back in April.

Austin Prep's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 17-2. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.0 runs on average over those games. As for Phillips Exeter Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-14.

Everything went Austin Prep's way against Phillips Exeter Academy in their previous meeting back in April of 2024, as Austin Prep made off with a 13-2 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Cougars since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.