The Taft School Big Red are taking a road trip to take on the Trinity-Pawling School Pride at 4:45 p.m. on Monday. Taft School will be strutting in after a victory while Trinity-Pawling School will be coming in after a defeat.
On Saturday, Taft School got the win against St. Luke's by a conclusive 13-6. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Big Red.
Owen Palmer made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Palmer was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing five bases while going 4-for-5.
In other batting news, Noah Jettelson and Christian Barbuto did most of the damage at the plate: Jettelson scored three runs and stole three bases while going 3-for-3, while Barbuto scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Oliver Lefkowitz, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Trinity-Pawling School came up short against Avon Old Farms on Friday and fell 9-5.
Alex Cruz made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Patrick Leonard, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Taft School now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Trinity-Pawling School, they now have a losing record of 1-2.
Everything went Taft School's way against Trinity-Pawling School in their previous meeting back in May of 2024, as Taft School made off with a 6-0 win. Do the Big Red have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Pride turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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