The Deerfield Academy Big Green will head out to square off against the Avon Old Farms Beavers at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Deerfield Academy is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Massachusetts' top teams: Worcester Academy, who was ranked 21st at the time (Deerfield Academy was ranked 12th). The Big Green were the clear victors by a 13-3 margin over the Hilltoppers on Saturday. The victory was familiar territory for the Big Green, who have now won five matches in a row.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Avon Old Farms). Everything went their way against Taft School on Friday as they made off with an 18-4 win. The Beavers have beaten the Big Red the last six times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Big Red has come to flipping the script.
Avon Old Farms' victory was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 13-3. Those road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.6 runs over those games. As for Deerfield Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 10-4.
Deerfield Academy came out on top in a nail-biter against Avon Old Farms in their previous meeting back in May of 2024, sneaking past 4-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Big Green since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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