The St. Mark's Lions are taking a road trip to challenge the Lawrence Academy Spartans at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
St. Mark's took a loss when they played away from home on Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Wednesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Middlesex a 4-0 shutout.
Lawrence Academy never got on the board in their matchup on Monday, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against Rivers on Wednesday. They put the hurt on the Red Wings with a sharp 10-0 win. The game marked the Spartans' most dominant victory of the season so far.
John Paone tossed a big game, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out six over five innings pitched. Lawrence Academy is undefeated when Paone allows two or fewer earned runs, but 1-3 otherwise.
At the plate, Lawrence Academy got a massive performance out of Charlie Beauregard, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. That stolen base was Beauregard's first of the season. Jordan Henriquez was another key player, going 2-for-3 with three stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI.
Lawrence Academy was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .381. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Lawrence Academy now has a winning record of 4-3. As for St. Mark's, they now have a winning record of 5-4-1.
St. Mark's took their win against Lawrence Academy in their previous matchup back in April of 2024 by a conclusive 8-0 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Lions since the team 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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