The Belmont Hill Sextants are taking a road trip to take on the Tabor Academy Seawolves at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Belmont Hill took a loss when they played away from home on Wednesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They skirted past Phillips Academy 5-4.
Kaidan Sheehan looked comfortable as he struck out seven batters over four innings while giving up just two earned runs off six hits.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Cooper Tarlie, who scored three runs and stole four bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Lance Toland also deserves some recognition as he hit his first triple of the season.
Meanwhile, Tabor Academy owes their pitching crew a big pat on the back after their performance on Thursday. Everything went their way against Governor's Academy as they made off with a 7-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Seawolves.
Belmont Hill pushed their record up to 4-2 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.4 runs on average over those games. As for Tabor Academy, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
Belmont Hill was able to grind out a solid win over Tabor Academy in their previous matchup back in April of 2024, winning 4-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Sextants 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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