Deerfield Academy has been on the road for three straight, but on Saturday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Phillips Exeter Academy Lions at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Deerfield Academy's pitching crew has only allowed 2.8 runs per game this season, so Phillips Exeter Academy's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Deerfield Academy is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Massachusetts' top teams: Williston Northampton, who was ranked 22nd in their home state at the time (Deerfield Academy was ranked sixth). Deerfield Academy walked away with a 5-1 win over Williston Northampton on Monday.
Phillips Exeter Academy lost 13-2 to Phillips Academy on Tuesday.
Deerfield Academy's victory bumped their record up to 16-5. As for Phillips Exeter Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 8-11.
Deerfield Academy couldn't quite finish off Phillips Exeter Academy in their previous meeting back in April and fell 2-0. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Phillips Exeter Academy's Landon Penney, who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out six over five innings pitched. Now that Deerfield Academy knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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