The Salisbury School Crimson Knights will head out on the road to take on Putnam Science Academy at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Salisbury School sitting on seven straight wins and Putnam Science Academy on three.
Salisbury School is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Connecticut's top teams: Cheshire Academy, who was ranked 19th in their home state at the time (Salisbury School was ranked second). Salisbury School walked away with a 6-1 victory over Cheshire Academy on Saturday.
Danny Rogers was a major factor no matter where he played. He tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Rogers was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
In other pitching news, Salisbury School got a great performance from Drew Stark as he pitched five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits.
Back at the plate, Mick Graham was a standout: he went 1-for-2 with a home run and three RBI. Michael Fiatarone was another key contributor, going 1-for-4 with a home run.
Meanwhile, Putnam Science Academy narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Winchendon 3-1. That's two games straight that Putnam Science Academy has won by exactly two runs.
Salisbury School has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-3 record this season. As for Putnam Science Academy, they pushed their record up to 8-6 with that victory, which was their fifth straight at home.
Salisbury School beat Putnam Science Academy 6-3 in their previous matchup two weeks ago. The rematch might be a little tougher for Salisbury 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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