Baseball Preview: Kingswood Oxford Wyverns vs. Hotchkiss School Bearcats
Kingswood Oxford is 5-0 against Hotchkiss School since April of 2022, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The Kingswood Oxford Wyverns have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Hotchkiss School Bearcats at 3:30 p.m. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Kingswood Oxford's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They were the clear victor by an 8-0 margin over Trinity-Pawling School.
Nathan Bowes made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over four innings pitched. Bowes was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a triple, two RBI, and a run.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on John Kumpa, who went 4-for-4 with three doubles, two runs, and two RBI. Dom Trolio was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Hotchkiss School had to endure an eight-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They walked away with a 5-2 victory over Kent School on Monday.
Kingswood Oxford has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season. As for Hotchkiss School, their win ended a 14-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-11.
Kingswood Oxford was able to grind out a solid victory over Hotchkiss School in their previous meeting two weeks ago, winning 7-4. Will Kingswood Oxford repeat their success, or does Hotchkiss School have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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