Hamden Hall Country Day will head out on the road to square off against the Hopkins Hilltoppers at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Hamden Hall Country Day has six straight victories, Hopkins has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
On Tuesday, Hamden Hall Country Day had just enough and edged Rye Country Day out 5-4.
The team relied heavily on Brady Chernovetz, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Nick Criscuolo, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Hopkins came up short against Greens Farms Academy on Tuesday and fell 10-7.
Cole Blotney was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Rocco DeMaio III, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Hamden Hall Country Day has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 14 games, which provided a nice bump to their 21-4-1 record this season. As for Hopkins, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-16.
Hamden Hall Country Day skirted past Hopkins 3-1 in their previous meeting back in April. The rematch might be a little tougher for Hamden Hall Country Day 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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