On Friday, Canterbury School faced Cheshire Academy in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Canterbury School Saints' pitchers stepped up to hand the Cheshire Academy Cats a 1-0 shutout. Despite the win, that was the fewest runs Canterbury School has scored all year.
Myles Gythfeldt made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Gythfeldt was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
In other pitching news, Canterbury School got a great performance from Evan Rossi as he didn't allow a single earned run over 5.1 innings pitched. Rossi has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Gythfeldt wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Carter Heagle, who went 1-for-4 with a stolen base.
On Cheshire Academy's side, Tyler Stone was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out seven over five innings pitched.
Canterbury School is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season. As for Cheshire Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-3.
Canterbury School will be playing in front of their home fans against Wilbraham & Monson Academy at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Wilbraham & Monson Academy is coming into the match with five straight victories on the road, so Canterbury School will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum. As for Cheshire Academy, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Millbrook School at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. Cheshire Academy's pitching crew has only allowed 2.9 runs per game this season, so Millbrook School's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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