Cheshire Academy and Canterbury School are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2016, but likely not for long. The Cheshire Academy Cats will head out on the road to challenge the Canterbury School Saints at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Cheshire Academy's pitching crew has only allowed 3.1 runs per game this season, so Canterbury School's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Cheshire Academy is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Connecticut's top teams: Canterbury School, who was ranked 18th in their home state at the time (Cheshire Academy was ranked eighth). Cheshire Academy walked away with a 7-3 victory over Canterbury School on Wednesday.
Cheshire Academy saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Dylan Kennedy-Fujah, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Brian Hersh, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Cheshire Academy pushed their record up to 5-2 with that win, which was their third straight at home. As for Canterbury School, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-3.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Cheshire Academy has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 9.1 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Canterbury School struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.5. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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