The Salisbury School Crimson Knights will look to defend their home field on Saturday against the Cheshire Academy Cats at 1:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Cheshire Academy is hoping to do on Saturday what Pomfret School couldn't on Wednesday: put an end to Salisbury School's winning streak, which now stands at five games. Salisbury School blew past Pomfret School 11-5.
Salisbury School got a great performance from Derrick Dellea as he pitched six innings while giving up three earned (and two unearned) runs off seven hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Kaleb Traylor, who went 1-for-4 with three runs, three RBI, and a triple. Another player making a difference was Thomas O?Connell, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, after only one run in their last match, Cheshire Academy made sure to put some runs up on the board against Berkshire School on Tuesday. Cheshire Academy was the clear victor by a 13-1 margin over Berkshire School. The win made it back-to-back victories for Cheshire Academy.
Salisbury School is on a roll lately: they've won 15 of their last 16 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 20-4 record this season. As for Cheshire Academy, their win bumped their record up to 14-4.
Salisbury School was able to grind out a solid victory over Cheshire Academy in their previous meeting back in April, winning 6-1. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Cheshire Academy's Tyler Stone, who struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Salisbury School still be able to contain Stone? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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