The Somerset Academy (Silver Palms) Stallions will venture away from home to face off against the Miami Country Day Spartans at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Somerset Academy (Silver Palms) is coming into the match on a four-game losing streak.
Somerset Academy (Silver Palms)'s last matchup with Ransom Everglades could've gone either way, but unfortunately the same can't be said for the pair's game on Wednesday. Somerset Academy (Silver Palms) lost 13-1 to Ransom Everglades.
Somerset Academy (Silver Palms) saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Bryan Oliva, who scored a run while going 1-for-1.
Meanwhile, Miami Country Day made easy work of Somerset Academy South Homestead on Tuesday and carried off a 13-5 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Spartans.
Jackson Boucher was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out six batters over 2.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off two hits. That's the fewest earned runs he has allowed since back in March of 2024. He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing Two bases. while going 1-for-1. That's the most stolen bases he has posted since back in April of 2024.
In other batting news, Miami Country Day got a massive performance out of Marcus Ferrer, who scored three runs and stole Three bases. while going 1-for-2. Ferrer has become a key player for Miami Country Day: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least two stolen bases, but 2-9 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Preston Boucher, who scored two runs and stole Three bases. while going 2-for-2.
Miami Country Day was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .471. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Miami Country Day's record is now 4-10. As for Somerset Academy (Silver Palms), their loss dropped their record down to 6-8.
Miami Country Day's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Somerset Academy (Silver Palms) hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .321. It's a different story for Miami Country Day, though, as they've only averaged .234. Will they be able to contain Somerset Academy (Silver Palms)'s hitters?
Everything went Somerset Academy (Silver Palms)'s way against Miami Country Day in their previous meeting two weeks ago, as Somerset Academy (Silver Palms) made off with a 17-2 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Somerset Academy (Silver Palms) since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
