Canterbury School is 2-8 against Salisbury School since May of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Saints will welcome the Crimson Knights at 2:30 p.m. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Canterbury School comes in on four and Salisbury School on three.
On Wednesday, Canterbury School beat Frederick Gunn 7-3.
Carter Heagle was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Heagle was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
In other pitching news, Jack Jensen tossed a big game, striking out ten batters over five innings while giving up three earned runs off only two hits.
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Tyler Kisling, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Tyler Harmony, who went 1-for-4 with one home run.
Meanwhile, Salisbury School owes their pitching crew a big pat on the back after their performance on Wednesday. Everything went their way against Millbrook School as they made off with an 8-0 victory. Considering the Crimson Knights have won three contests by more than seven runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Salisbury School saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Michael Fiatarone, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. That's the most hits Fiatarone has posted since back in May of 2024. Nasir Stevenson also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
Canterbury School's win was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-0. The home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.7 runs over those games. As for Salisbury School, their win bumped their record up to 6-1.
Salisbury School's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Canterbury School hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .380. It's a different story for Salisbury School, though, as they've only averaged .251. Will they be able to contain Canterbury School's hitters? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
