Hillhouse is 0-5 against Fairfield Prep since April of 2024 but things could change on Monday. The Academics are taking a road trip to challenge the Jesuits at 4:00 p.m. Hillhouse has given up an average of 10.2 runs per game this season, but Monday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Hillhouse lost 14-4 to East Haven on Saturday. That's two games in a row now that the Academics have lost by exactly ten runs.
Meanwhile, Fairfield Prep entered their tilt with North Haven on Friday with 12 consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with 13. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Nighthawks 2-0. The two-run effort marked the Jesuits' lowest-scoring matchup of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
The team relied heavily on Jack Nolan, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases and one RBI. That's the most stolen bases he has posted since back in April. The team also got some help courtesy of Cooper Rotondo, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base and one double.
Hillhouse's defeat dropped their record down to 5-13. As for Fairfield Prep, their win bumped their record up to 16-1.
Hillhouse suffered a grim 23-1 defeat to Fairfield Prep when the teams last played back in April. Can the Academics avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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