The St. Mark's Lions are taking a road trip to challenge the Cushing Academy Penguins at 5:15 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (St. Mark's has three straight wins, Cushing Academy has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
St. Mark's is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Massachusetts' top teams: Noble & Greenough, who was ranked 22nd at the time (St. Mark's was ranked sixth). The Lions sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 5-3 victory over the Bulldogs on Wednesday. Five seems to be a good number for the Lions as the team scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Meanwhile, Cushing Academy lost 10-4 to Deerfield Academy on Wednesday.
St. Mark's victory bumped their record up to 10-2. As for Cushing Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 3-9-1.
Everything went St. Mark's way against Cushing Academy when the teams last played back in May of 2025, as St. Mark's made off with a 12-6 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Lions since the squad 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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