Canterbury School waltzed into their game on Wednesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Millbrook School Mustangs and snuck past 3-2. That's more bragging rights for Canterbury School, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Canterbury School got a great performance from Andrew Rondini as he struck out nine batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits. Rondini has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings every time he's pitched this season.
At the plate, Canterbury School's win was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Myles Gythfeldt, who scored two runs while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Carter Heagle, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Canterbury School is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season. As for Millbrook School, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-7.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Canterbury School will square off against Pomfret School at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. Canterbury School's pitching crew has only allowed 2.8 runs per game this season, so Pomfret School's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Millbrook School, they will head out on the road to challenge Canterbury School at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday.
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