Phillips Exeter Academy scored first but ultimately less than St. Mark in their match on Wednesday. They fell 10-5 to the St. Mark's Lions. Phillips Exeter Academy has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Will Cooke and Charlie Dick did some serious damage despite the final result: Cooke got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two RBI, while Dick scored two runs while going 1-for-2.
Phillips Exeter Academy's loss dropped their record down to 8-12. As for St. Mark's, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-7 record this season.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Phillips Exeter Academy will face off against Phillips Academy at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Phillips Academy's pitching crew has only allowed 4.1 runs per game this season, so Phillips Exeter Academy's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for St. Mark's, they will head out on the road to square off against Groton School at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Groton School is on a four-game streak of home wins, St. Mark's a three-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field.
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