Baseball Recap: Westchester Country Day Wildcats vs. Wesleyan Christian Academy Trojans
It was a good run, but Westchester Country Day unfortunately witnessed the end of their six-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell victim to a rough 11-3 loss at the hands of the Wesleyan Christian Academy Trojans. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Westchester Country Day of the 10-3 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in April of 2017.
Westchester Country Day saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ryan Engle, who went 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI. Engle has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On Wesleyan Christian Academy's side, Hudson Lance made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Lance was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with three RBI.
In other pitching news, Wesleyan Christian Academy got a great performance from Sam Cozart as he struck out nine batters over 5.1 innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off two hits.
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Sawyer Black, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two stolen bases, two runs, and a triple. Nick Papciak was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Westchester Country Day's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 6-2. As for Wesleyan Christian Academy, they pushed their record up to 9-1 with that win, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season.
While Westchester Country Day had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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