The Winchendon Wapiti have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Phillips Exeter Academy Lions at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Winchendon is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another highly-ranked state team: Stony Brook, who was ranked second at the time (Winchendon was ranked 13th). Winchendon had just enough and edged Stony Brook out 2-1.
Meanwhile, after only one run in their last matchup, Phillips Exeter Academy made sure to put some runs up on the board against Phillips Academy on Saturday. Phillips Exeter Academy narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Phillips Academy 10-9.
Phillips Exeter Academy's victory was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Dana Mussulman, who went 1-for-3 with a home run.
Winchendon has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-6 record this season. As for Phillips Exeter Academy, their win ended a five-game drought at home and bumped them up to 7-10.
Winchendon came out on top in a nail-biter against Phillips Exeter Academy in their previous meeting back in May of 2023, sneaking past 7-6. Does Winchendon have another victory up their sleeve, or will Phillips Exeter Academy turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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