On Saturday, Westminster School faced Taft School in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Westminster School Martlets skirted past the Taft School Big Red 3-2. This was a revenge matchup for Westminster School, as the team was forced to settle for a 9-8 defeat when these two played last Thursday.
Jack Sheldon tossed a big game, striking out nine batters over six innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits.
On the hitting side, Westminster School saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Shaw Turton, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Westminster School is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-6 record this season. As for Taft School, their loss dropped their record down to 11-6.
Westminster School will head out on the road to challenge Avon Old Farms at 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Avon Old Farms is coming into the match with nine straight victories at home, so Westminster School will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum. Taft School will take on Canterbury School at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Canterbury School's pitching crew has only allowed 3.1 runs per game this season, so Taft School's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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