Baseball Game Preview: Epping Blue Devils vs. Mount Royal Academy Knights

Blue Devils

Runs

05/04/26 vs Portsmouth Christian Academy	5
05/01/26 vs Newmarket	5
04/27/26 @ Hinsdale	16
04/27/26 vs Hinsdale	21
+ 6 more games

The Epping Blue Devils will face off against the Mount Royal Academy Knights at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Epping is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.7 runs per game this season.

Epping is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Hampshire's top teams: Portsmouth Christian Academy, who was ranked 25th at the time (Epping was ranked 22nd). The Blue Devils fell just short of the Eagles by a score of 6-5 on Monday. The home team had taken home the W every time these teams have met since May 8, 2023, but that streak is no more.

Logan Abbott put in work while hitting and pitching. He tossed four innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off three hits. Abbott was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with one run and one RBI.

In other batting news, Nolan Schmal made the most of his time in the batter's box despite the final result and got on base in three of his five plate appearances with two stolen bases and three runs. He has been hot recently, having posted two or more stolen bases the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Seth Lecuyer, who went 2-for-5 with one stolen base and one RBI.

Meanwhile, Monday just wasn't the day for Mount Royal Academy's offense. They came up short against Newmarket on Monday, falling 20-0. The Knights haven't had much luck with the Mules recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.

Mount Royal Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 0-7. As for Epping, their loss dropped their record down to 7-4.