Baseball Preview: Westminster School Martlets vs. Avon Old Farms Beavers
Westminster School is 2-8 against Avon Old Farms since May of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Westminster School Martlets will head out on the road to square off against the Avon Old Farms Beavers at 2:30 p.m. The last three games Westminster School has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Westminster School is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Connecticut's top teams: Taft School, who was ranked 20th in their home state at the time (Westminster School was ranked ninth). Westminster School sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over Taft School on Saturday.
Jack Sheldon tossed a big game, striking out nine batters over six innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits.
On the hitting side, Westminster School saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Shaw Turton, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Avon Old Farms waltzed into their match on Saturday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They walked away with a 6-1 victory over the Lions.
Westminster School is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-6 record this season. As for Avon Old Farms, they pushed their record up to 16-4 with that win, which was their 18th straight at home dating back to last season.
Westminster School came up short against Avon Old Farms in their previous matchup back in April, falling 3-0. Can Westminster School avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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