Baseball Preview: Westminster School Martlets vs. Kent School Lions
Westminster School is 6-0 against Kent School since April of 2022, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Westminster School Martlets will head out on the road to challenge the Kent School Lions at 3:00 p.m. Westminster School's pitching crew has only allowed 2.8 runs per game this season, so Kent School's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Westminster School is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Connecticut's top teams: Kingswood Oxford, who was ranked eighth in their home state at the time (Westminster School was ranked 17th). Westminster School came out on top against Kingswood Oxford by a score of 10-7 on Monday. The win was familiar territory for Westminster School who now have three in a row.
Westminster School got a massive performance out of Shaw Turton, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Evan Curtiss was another key contributor, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Kent School came up short against Hotchkiss School on Monday and fell 5-2.
Westminster School's victory bumped their record up to 11-5. As for Kent School, their loss was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 2-9.
Westminster School beat Kent School 4-0 in their previous meeting on April 10th. The rematch might be a little tougher for Westminster School since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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