The Ketcham Storm will head out on the road to face off against the Poly Prep Country Day Blue Devils at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday. Ketcham's pitching crew has only allowed 3.1 runs per game this season, so Poly Prep Country Day's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Ketcham lost a heartbreaker the last time they played John Jay, but it's fair to say they got their revenge given the result of Tuesday's match. The Storm put the hurt on the Patriots with a sharp 12-2 win on Tuesday. The result was nothing new for the Storm, who have now won seven games by ten runs or more so far this season.
Ketcham got a great performance from John Esposito as he pitched five innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits.
Meanwhile, Poly Prep Country Day had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4.3 runs) and they went ahead and made it four on Monday. They never let the Crusaders get on the board and left with a 4-0 victory. Give the Blue Devils' pitching crew some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
Poly Prep Country Day secured the win behind a pair of hitters. One of them was Jack Roventini, who went 1-for-3 with one RBI.
Ketcham has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 15-3 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.6 runs on average over those games. As for Poly Prep Country Day, they pushed their record up to 14-9 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home.
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