Millbrook School is 0-3 against Cheshire Academy since April of 2022 but things could change on Saturday. The Mustangs will welcome the Cats at 2:00 p.m. Millbrook School will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
While Millbrook School didn't have the best season last year (they finished 6-10), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Frederick Gunn 5-3.
Meanwhile, Cheshire Academy faced Canterbury School in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. The Cats came out on top against the Saints by a score of 6-2. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last six times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Will Margolies and C.J. DiBenedetto dominated on the mound. Margolies tossed three innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit, while DiBenedetto tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. The dominant performance also gave Margolies a new career-high in strikeouts (five).
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Chase Mendela, who went a perfect 4-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double. Cillian Morrissey was another key player, going 2-for-3 with two doubles and two RBI.
Cheshire Academy was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .414. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Canterbury School only posted a batting average of .091.
Cheshire Academy pushed their record up to 15-1 with the win, which was their 17th straight at home dating back to last season. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.4 runs on average over those games. As for Millbrook School, their win bumped their record up to 6-2.
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