Baseball Game Preview: Davies Career & Tech Plays at Home

By Team Reports Apr 28, 2024, 2:14am

Baseball Preview: Davies Career & Tech Patriots vs. Classical Purple

Davies Career & Tech is 1-6 against Classical since April of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Davies Career & Tech Patriots will be playing at home against the Classical Purple at 3:30 p.m. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Davies Career & Tech headed into their last matchup having not scored more than two runs for four straight, but Times Squared Academy let them put that streak behind them. Everything went Davies Career & Tech's way against Times Squared Academy on Friday as Davies Career & Tech made off with a 14-3 win. Davies Career & Tech's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.

Myles Robinson made a big impact no matter where he played. He struck out six batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off two hits. Robinson has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Robinson was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 4-for-5.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Benjamin Cofsky, who went 4-for-4 with four runs and five RBI. Another player making a difference was Luke Ducharme, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-4.

Meanwhile, Classical was able to grind out a solid victory over Providence Country Day on Friday, taking the game 6-1.

Tyler Lee spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered one run (which was unearned) on three hits and racked up 14 Ks.

On the hitting side, Classical's win was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Silas McKay, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Dominic Mazza, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.

Davies Career & Tech's victory bumped their record up to 2-7. As for Classical, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season.

Davies Career & Tech couldn't quite finish off Classical in their previous matchup back in April of 2023 and fell 5-3. Will Davies Career & Tech have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.

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