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| 04/19/25 - Home | 6-5 W |
| 04/20/24 - Away | 3-4 L |
| 05/17/23 - Away | 14-3 W |
| 05/16/18 - Home | 2-1 W |
| 05/17/17 - Away | 14-0 W |
| 05/14/15 - Away | 4-5 L |
It may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Belmont Hill ultimately got the result they hoped for on Saturday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Groton School 6-5. This was payback for the Sextants, who suffered a 4-3 loss the last time these two teams met.
Nick Fantasia tossed a big game, tossing five innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off four hits.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Cooper Tarlie, who went a perfect 4-for-4 with one home run, two stolen bases, and three RBI. Rylan Flynn was another key player, going 1-for-4 with two stolen bases and two runs.
Belmont Hill kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 5.4 hits per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 matches they've averaged 9.2.
Belmont Hill is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.0 runs over those games. As for Groton School, their defeat was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 2-4.
We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Belmont Hill is set to take on their familiar foe Milton Academy at 3:00 p.m. on Monday. Meanwhile, Groton School will challenge rival St. Sebastian's School at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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