First Presbyterian Day is 9-1 against Mount de Sales Academy since April of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The First Presbyterian Day Vikings will be staying on the road to face off against the Mount de Sales Academy Cavaliers at 6:30 p.m. First Presbyterian Day is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.3 runs per game this season.
First Presbyterian Day put the finishing touches on their eighth blowout victory of the season on Saturday. Everything went their way against Flowery Branch as First Presbyterian Day made off with a 9-1 victory.
First Presbyterian Day got a great performance from Conner Strandmark as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Strandmark has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Keon Johnson was incredible, going 3-for-4 with three runs, a triple, and two RBI. Lucas Buckner was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, Mount de Sales Academy fell victim to Westfield School and their airtight pitching crew on Saturday. They fell just short of the Hornets by a score of 1-0. Mount de Sales Academy's defeat continues an unfortunate trend for the squad, making it three in a row.
Kyle Shaughnessy spent all eight innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just zero earned runs on two hits.
At the plate, Mount de Sales Academy saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Hayden Partain, who went 2-for-4 with a stolen base.
First Presbyterian Day's win bumped their record up to 15-3. As for Mount de Sales Academy, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 13-5-1.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Tuesday. First Presbyterian Day hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.4 home runs per game. However, it's not like Mount de Sales Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.6. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
First Presbyterian Day took their victory against Mount de Sales Academy when the teams last played back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 9-3. Does First Presbyterian Day have another victory up their sleeve, or will Mount de Sales Academy turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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