Poly Prep Country Day waltzed into their matchup on Saturday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They walked away with a 7-3 victory over the Phillips Academy Big Blue. This was payback for the Blue Devils, who suffered a 5-1 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Justice De Jong tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over five innings pitched. He has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than one earned run any time he's pitched this season.
On the hitting side, Jack Roventini was excellent, going 2-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. Those two runs gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Mateo Noto, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
Poly Prep Country Day was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .407. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Blue Devils
| 04/26/25 vs Phillips Academy | 7-3 |
| 04/21/25 vs Brunswick School | 2-1 |
| 04/19/25 vs McQuaid Jesuit | 5-1 |
| 04/17/25 vs Chaminade | 2-0 |
| 04/02/25 vs St. Joseph-by-the-Sea | 4-1 |
| + 8 more games |
Poly Prep Country Day pushed their record up to 8-9 with the win, which was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season. The home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.2 runs over those games. As for Phillips Academy, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-7.
Looking ahead, Poly Prep Country Day will take on Malvern Prep at 7:00 p.m. on Sunday. As for Phillips Academy, they will head out to face off against Brooks at 4:30 p.m. on Monday.
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