The Austin Prep Cougars are on the road again on Tuesday to play the Phillips Academy Big Blue at 4:45 p.m. The last three games Austin Prep has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Austin Prep is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another highly-ranked state team: Stony Brook, who was ranked fifth at the time (Austin Prep was ranked first). Austin Prep had just enough and edged Stony Brook out 3-2. That's two games straight that Austin Prep has won by just one run.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 13 runs the game before, Phillips Academy was a bit more limited in their match on Saturday. They fell just short of Deerfield Academy by a score of 3-2. The loss continues a trend for Phillips Academy in their matchups with Deerfield Academy: they've now lost three in a row.
Robert Brown was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over six innings pitched.
At the plate, Phillips Academy saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Luke Gallo, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Austin Prep pushed their record up to 17-0 with that victory, which was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Phillips Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-10.
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