The Poly Prep Country Day Blue Devils will challenge the Kennedy Catholic Gaels at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Poly Prep Country Day is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another highly-ranked state team: Hun, who was ranked sixth in their home state at the time (Poly Prep Country Day was ranked 13th). The Blue Devils fell 7-4 to the Raiders on Thursday. The Blue Devils have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Poly Prep Country Day saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Johnny Rouse, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with one run. Kobi Marshall was another, going 1-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Kennedy Catholic fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against Moore Catholic on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They took a 4-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Mavericks. The matchup marked the Gaels' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Kennedy Catholic's loss dropped their record down to 2-6. As for Poly Prep Country Day, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-7.
Poly Prep Country Day got the 'W' in their previous matchup back in April of 2024 against Kennedy Catholic by a conclusive 16-6 score. Do the Blue Devils have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Gaels turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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