The Salisbury School Crimson Knights will look to defend their home field on Saturday against the Cheshire Academy Cats at 3:00 p.m. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Salisbury School sitting on six straight wins and Cheshire Academy on four.
Salisbury School is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Connecticut's top teams: Canterbury School, who was ranked 25th in their home state at the time (Salisbury School was ranked second). Salisbury School sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-3 victory over Canterbury School on Wednesday.
Micheal Plummer made a splash while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over four innings pitched. Plummer was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with a triple, a run, and a double.
In other pitching news, Salisbury School got a great performance from Ty Deperno as he tossed five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off six hits.
Plummer wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Gavin O?Brien, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
Meanwhile, Cheshire Academy earned a 7-4 win over Wilbraham & Monson Academy on Wednesday.
Like Salisbury School, Cheshire Academy also got a great game from a two-way player: Garret Snyder. On the mound, he struck out seven batters over 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Snyder was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with a triple and two RBI.
In other pitching news, Zach Worzel looked comfortable as he struck out six batters over 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits (and not a single walk).
Back at the plate, Chase Mendela was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Mason Breton was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Salisbury School has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-3 record this season. As for Cheshire Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 4-1.
Salisbury School took their win against Cheshire Academy in their previous matchup back in May of 2023 by a conclusive 6-0. Will Salisbury School repeat their success, or does Cheshire Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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