The Suffield Academy Tigers will face off against the Frederick Gunn Highlanders at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Suffield Academy will be strutting in after a win while Frederick Gunn will be coming in after a defeat.
Suffield Academy gave up the first runs on Friday, but they didn't let that get them down. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Mount St. Charles Academy, sneaking past 5-4.
Caiden Pena looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up just one earned run but no hits.
Joe Banks
| 04/18/25 vs Mount St. Charles Academy | 2 |
| 04/14/25 @ Pomfret School | 2 |
| 04/02/25 @ Salisbury School | 2 |
| 04/16/25 vs Pomfret School | 1 |
| 04/11/25 @ Hamden Hall Country Day | 1 |
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At the plate, Suffield Academy let Joe Banks and Gabriel Rivera run wild. Banks went 2-for-3 with two runs, while Rivera got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one run, one double, and one RBI. Banks is becoming a predictor of Suffield Academy's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 2-1 (and 1-3 when he doesn't).
Meanwhile, Frederick Gunn lost 18-2 to Taft School on Friday. The Highlanders have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Frederick Gunn saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cam Willis, who went 2-for-3 with one run. Talen McBride also deserves some recognition as he got his first hit of the season.
Suffield Academy's victory ended a four-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 3-4. As for Frederick Gunn, their loss dropped their record down to 2-6.
Suffield Academy skirted past Frederick Gunn 5-4 when the teams last played back in April of 2024. Will the Tigers repeat their success, or do the Highlanders have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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