The Beacon Blue Demons will face off against Scholars Academy at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The timing is sure in Beacon's favor as the team sits on five straight wins at home (dating back to last season) while Scholars Academy has been banged up by five consecutive losses on the road also dating back to last season.
On Thursday, Beacon didn't have quite enough to beat Bayside and fell 4-3.
Cooper Delabarre was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits.
On the hitting side, Caleb Chou made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with three stolen bases and one RBI. Another player making a difference was Alex Gordon, who went 2-for-4 with one stolen base and one run.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Scholars Academy). They walked away with a 7-3 win over Cardozo on Friday. The victory continues a trend for Scholars Academy in their matchups with Cardozo: they've now won three in a row.
Scholars Academy got a massive performance out of Anthony Tedesco, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with five stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI. That RBI was Tedesco's first of the season. The team also got some help courtesy of Eric Abreu, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with four stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI.
Beacon's loss dropped their record down to 6-2. As for Scholars Academy, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-8.
Scholars Academy's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Beacon has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .445. It's a different story for Scholars Academy, though, as they've only averaged .278. Will they be able to contain Beacon's hitters? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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