Baseball Recap: Phillips Exeter Academy Lions vs. Phillips Academy Big Blue
It may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Phillips Exeter Academy ultimately got the result they hoped for on Saturday. They never let the Phillips Academy Big Blue onto the board and left with an 8-0 win. This was a revenge matchup for Phillips Exeter Academy, as the team was forced to settle for a 13-2 defeat when these two played last Tuesday.
Phillips Exeter Academy got a great performance from Owen Tahnk as he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over five innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Dana Mussulman was excellent, scoring a run while getting on base in all six of his plate appearances.
On Phillips Academy's side, they got a good showing from Matthew DeBenedictis, who tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits.
At the plate, Phillips Academy saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Camden Willems, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases.
Even though they lost, Phillips Academy didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 11 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Phillips Exeter Academy only tossed seven.
Phillips Exeter Academy's victory bumped their record up to 9-12. As for Phillips Academy, they dropped their record down to 7-12 with that loss, which was their third straight at home.
As of now, neither Phillips Exeter Academy nor Phillips Academy have any future games scheduled.
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