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| 04/19/25 - Home | 5-3 W |
| 05/04/23 - Away | 6-7 L |
| 04/14/23 - Home | 4-6 L |
| 05/11/22 - Away | 3-6 L |
| 04/18/22 - Home | 1-8 L |
| + 5 more games |
Hand and Fairfield Prep are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2016, but likely not for long. The Tigers will head out on the road to square off against the Jesuits at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Hand has struggled recently with three losses in a row, while Fairfield Prep will arrive with three straight victories.
On Monday, Hand came up short against Lyman Hall and fell 5-2.
Meanwhile, while Fairfield Prep put up plenty of runs on Monday, the same can't be said for Hillhouse. The Jesuits were the clear victors by a 15-0 margin over the Academics. That looming 15-0 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Jesuits yet this season.
Andrew Wong looked comfortable as he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out seven over four innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in three consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Fairfield Prep got a massive performance out of Ryan Ventrelle, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. Ventrelle is becoming a predictor of the Jesuits' success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 6-1 (and 3-4 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was Vinny Lombardo, who went 2-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI.
Fairfield Prep pushed their record up to 9-5 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. Those road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.7 runs on average over those games. As for Hand, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-5.
Hand came out on top in a nail-biter against Fairfield Prep in their previous meeting last Saturday, sneaking past 5-3. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Tigers since the team 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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