The Taft School Big Red will head out to face off against the Westminster School Martlets at 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
Taft School is leaving town to face Westminster School after disappointing their home crowd in their season opener. Taft School fell 5-2 to Kingswood Oxford on Saturday. The defeat continues a trend for the Big Red in their meetings with the Wyverns: they've now lost three in a row.
Bolen MacKellar was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he tossed five innings while giving up four earned (and one unearned) runs off three hits.
On the hitting side, Taft School saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Noah Jettelson, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base and two RBI.
Meanwhile, it may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Westminster School ultimately got the result they hoped for on Saturday. They came out on top against Hotchkiss School by a score of 8-3. The Martlets haven't had any issues with the Bearcats recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive victory against them.
Matthew Shea made a splash no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run while striking out ten over five innings pitched. Shea was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Alex Mihailovich was a standout: he went 2-for-4 with one triple and one run. Shaw Turton was another key player, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with one triple and one run.
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