The Portsmouth Abbey Ravens will challenge the Buckingham Browne & Nichols Knights at 4:15 p.m. on Friday. Portsmouth Abbey will be looking to extend their current 14-game winning streak.
Portsmouth Abbey is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They blew past Bancroft 18-4 on Wednesday. Considering the Ravens have won eight contests by more than six runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Buckingham Browne & Nichols made easy work of St. George's on Wednesday and carried off a 16-1 victory. While fans of the Knights might be used to big wins, the 15-run margin marked the team's biggest one yet.
KENNETH TSAY looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched. He also tossed no walks, which is notable because Buckingham Browne & Nichols is 2-1 when he allows at most one walk, but 7-8-1 otherwise.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on DAN GRAPSKI, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, four runs, and five RBI. Those five RBI gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was GUS INADA, who went 2-for-3 with five RBI, two runs, and one triple.
Buckingham Browne & Nichols always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .606. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Portsmouth Abbey's win was their seventh straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 15-1. The road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.4 runs over those games. As for Buckingham Browne & Nichols, the win got them back to even at 9-9-1.
Portsmouth Abbey came up short against Buckingham Browne & Nichols when the teams last played back in April of 2024, falling 9-6. Can the Ravens avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
