Mount de Sales Academy is 1-9 against First Presbyterian Day since April of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Mount de Sales Academy Cavaliers will be playing at home against the First Presbyterian Day Vikings at 6:30 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Mount de Sales Academy: 3.2, First Presbyterian Day: 3.7) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Saturday just wasn't the day for Mount de Sales Academy's offense. They fell just short of Westfield School by a score of 1-0 on Saturday. Mount de Sales Academy's loss continues an unfortunate trend for the team, making it three in a row.
The result came thanks to Kyle Shaughnessy's shutout, as he gave up just two hits.
On the hitting side, Mount de Sales Academy saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Hayden Partain, who went 2-for-4 with a stolen base.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, First Presbyterian Day gave their fans yet another huge win on Saturday. They blew past Flowery Branch 9-1.
Conner Strandmark tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run while striking out seven over five innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Keon Johnson, who went 3-for-4 with three runs, a triple, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Lucas Buckner, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-2.
Mount de Sales Academy's defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 13-5-1. As for First Presbyterian Day, their victory bumped their record up to 15-3.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Mount de Sales Academy has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.8 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like First Presbyterian Day struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.8. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Mount de Sales Academy might still be hurting after the 9-3 loss they got from First Presbyterian Day in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Can Mount de Sales Academy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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