The Lawrence Academy Spartans will head out to take on the St. Sebastian's School Arrows at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Lawrence Academy 2.8, St. Sebastian's School 3.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.
St. Sebastian's School will be up against a hot Lawrence Academy squad: the team just extended their winning streak to three. The Spartans came out on top against Buckingham Browne & Nichols by a score of 6-3 on Wednesday. That's two games straight that the Spartans have won by exactly three runs.
John Paone spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and two unearned) runs on four hits and racked up ten Ks.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Will Broderick, who went 1-for-3 with four stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI. Daven Allard was another key player, going 2-for-3 with two doubles and two RBI.
Meanwhile, St. Sebastian's School had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8 runs) and they went ahead and made it three on Wednesday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Mustangs 4-2.
St. Sebastian's School's win was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-2. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.1 runs on average over those games. As for Lawrence Academy, their win bumped their record up to 3-1.
Lawrence Academy couldn't quite finish off St. Sebastian's School when the teams last played back in May of 2024 and fell 2-0. Can the Spartans avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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