The Worcester Academy Hilltoppers will head out to square off against the Rivers Red Wings at 4:45 p.m. on Monday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Worcester Academy has three straight wins, Rivers has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Worcester Academy is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Massachusetts' top teams: Austin Prep, who was ranked tenth at the time (Worcester Academy was ranked 15th). The Hilltoppers sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 7-6 victory over the Cougars on Wednesday.
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Ryan Sullivan tossed a big game, pitching five innings while giving up just two earned runs off six hits. What's more, he posted two strikeouts, the most he's had since back in April of 2024.
On the hitting side, Worcester Academy saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lucas Stockenberg, who went 1-for-3 with one run and one RBI. That RBI was Stockenberg's first of the season. Dushyant Singh was another, going a perfect 1-for-1 with two RBI and one run.
Meanwhile, Rivers lost 13-6 to Groton School on Friday.
Worcester Academy's record now sits at 8-4. As for Rivers, their loss dropped their record down to 2-8.
Worcester Academy couldn't quite finish off Rivers when the teams last played back in April of 2024 and fell 9-7. Can the Hilltoppers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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