Providence Hall and Summit Academy are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2021, but likely not for long. The Providence Hall Patriots will be playing at home against the Summit Academy Bears at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Providence Hall has five straight wins, Summit Academy has five straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
On Friday, Providence Hall never let their opponents score. They put the hurt on North Summit with a sharp 14-0 victory. That looming 14-0 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for Providence Hall yet this season.
Dawson McDermaid made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 11 over five innings pitched. McDermaid has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. McDermaid was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in two of his five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Providence Hall got a massive performance out of Jared Wagner, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Mason Sackett, who scored three runs while going 2-for-5.
Meanwhile, Summit Academy came up short against Ogden on Thursday and fell 6-3.
Summit Academy saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was EZEKIEL MARCOTTE, who scored a run and stole three bases while going 1-for-3. Kanyon Jonas was another key contributor, going 1-for-2 with three stolen bases.
Providence Hall pushed their record up to 5-4 with that win, which was their third straight on the road. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.3 runs per game. As for Summit Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-6.
Providence Hall took their victory against Summit Academy in their previous meeting on Tuesday by a conclusive 13-6. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Summit Academy's COOPER DERBIDGE, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over five innings pitched. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Providence Hall still be able to contain DERBIDGE? There's only one way to find out.
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