Baseball Game Preview: Phillips Exeter Academy Lions vs. St. Mark's Lions

Phillips Exeter Academy will square off against St. Mark at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Phillips Exeter Academy 4, St. Mark's 3.1) so any runs scored will be well earned.

Phillips Exeter Academy fell victim to Deerfield Academy and their airtight pitching crew on Wednesday. They fell just short of the Big Green by a score of 2-0. The defeat continues a trend for the Lions in their meetings with the Big Green: they've now lost five in a row.

Meanwhile, St. Mark's faced Roxbury Latin in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. The Lions came out on top against the Foxes by a score of 7-2. The Lions haven't had any issues with the Foxes recently, as the game was their third consecutive victory against them.

St. Mark's win bumped their record up to 13-5. As for Phillips Exeter Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 9-9.

Phillips Exeter Academy came out on top in a nail-biter against St. Mark's when the teams last played back in May of 2025, sneaking past 4-2. Will Phillips Exeter Academy repeat their success, or does St. Mark's has a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.