The Hotchkiss School Bearcats will head out to take on the Choate Rosemary Hall School Wild Boars at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
For whatever reason, it's the away team that's had the advantage when Hotchkiss School and Trinity-Pawling School meet (four straight games heading into this one) and that held true again on Monday. The Bearcats fell just short of the Pride by a score of 6-5. On the bright side, the five- run effort marked the Bearcats' highest-scoring match to date.
Meanwhile, Choate Rosemary Hall School came up short against Kingswood Oxford on Monday, falling 13-5.
Choate Rosemary Hall School saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Max Zajac, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Julian Lemper-Turkisher also deserves some recognition as he brought in his first RBI of the season.
Hotchkiss School now has a losing record of 2-3. As for Choate Rosemary Hall School, they dropped their record down to 2-5 with the loss, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Hotchkiss School came out on top in a nail-biter against Choate Rosemary Hall School in their previous meeting last Friday, sneaking past 3-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Bearcats 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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