Summit Country Day waltzed into their match on Saturday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They skirted past the Detroit Country Day Yellowjackets 5-4. This was payback for Summit Country Day, who suffered an 11-8 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Jack Phillabaum made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Phillabaum was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-2.
In other pitching news, Corbin Nuss looked comfortable as he pitched 3.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in six consecutive pitching appearances.
Back at the plate, Pete Sherman was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Bryce McNair, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with two RBI.
Summit Country Day has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-9 record this season. As for Detroit Country Day, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 10-8.
Summit Country Day will be playing in front of their home fans against Cincinnati Country Day at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Detroit Country Day, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 9-1 win vs. Berkley on the 5th.
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