Jesuits
| 04/17/25 @ La Salle Academy | 2 |
| 04/16/25 vs Trumbull | 5 |
| 04/14/25 vs Hamden | 6 |
| 04/11/25 vs New Canaan | 11 |
| 04/11/25 vs New Canaan | 11 |
| + 4 more games |
The Fairfield Prep Jesuits are taking a road trip to take on the Hand Tigers at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Fairfield Prep is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.7 runs per game this season.
Fairfield Prep is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another highly-ranked state team: La Salle Academy, who was ranked 11th in their home state at the time (Fairfield Prep was ranked fourth). The Jesuits took a 5-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Rams on Thursday. The match marked the Jesuits' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Fairfield Prep saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cooper Rotondo, who went 1-for-3 with one run and one double. That double was Rotondo's first of the season.
Meanwhile, Hand entered their tilt with Danbury on Tuesday with three consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with four. They came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured a 3-2 W against the Hatters.
Hand's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 4-2. The road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for Fairfield Prep, their loss dropped their record down to 6-3.
Fairfield Prep came out on top in a nail-biter against Hand in their previous meeting back in May of 2023, sneaking past 7-6. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Jesuits since the squad 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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