Roxbury Latin hasn't had much luck against Belmont Hill recently, but that could start to change on Wednesday. The Foxes will welcome the Sextants at 3:30 p.m. Roxbury Latin's pitching crew has only allowed 3.3 runs per game this season, so Belmont Hill's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Roxbury Latin is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Massachusetts' top teams: Noble & Greenough, who was ranked 14th at the time (Roxbury Latin was ranked 15th). The Foxes came out on top against the Bulldogs by a score of 9-5 on Saturday. The Foxes haven't had any issues with the Bulldogs recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive win against them.
The team relied heavily on Tom Pender, who went 3-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, and one triple. That triple was his first of the season. Another player making a difference was Colin Roache, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with two stolen bases and two runs.
Milton Academy hit Belmont Hill with a four-run fourth inning on Monday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Sextants wound up with the same score they had in their last game (6-5), but sadly the team found themselves on the wrong side of the score this time.
Brian Seo made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-4 with one home run, four RBI, and one stolen base. The team also got some help courtesy of Rylan Flynn, who went 3-for-4 with one run.
Roxbury Latin's victory bumped their record up to 6-3. As for Belmont Hill, their loss dropped their record down to 7-4.
Roxbury Latin came up short against Belmont Hill when the teams last played back in March, falling 7-3. Can the Foxes avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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