Baseball Preview: Hamden Hall Country Day vs. King Vikings
Hamden Hall Country Day is 3-0 against King since April of 2022, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. Hamden Hall Country Day will head out on the road to square off against the King Vikings at 4:30 p.m. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Hamden Hall Country Day stacked a ninth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. They put the hurt on St. Luke's with a sharp 9-1 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Hamden Hall Country Day.
Nicolas Scillia looked comfortable as he struck out seven batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Will McGarry, who went 2-for-3 with a triple and an RBI. Another player making a difference was Asher Wasserman, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, King came tearing into Tuesday's game with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 6-4 victory over the Dragons.
Hamden Hall Country Day pushed their record up to 17-4-1 with that win, which was their ninth straight at home. As for King, they now have a winning record of 7-6.
Everything went Hamden Hall Country Day's way against King in their previous matchup back in April as Hamden Hall Country Day made off with a 15-1 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Hamden Hall Country Day since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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