Friday just wasn't the day for Cheshire Academy's offense. They fell just short of the Canterbury School Saints by a score of 1-0 on Friday. Cheshire Academy was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Canterbury School apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played last Wednesday.
Tyler Stone was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out seven over five innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On Canterbury School's side, Myles Gythfeldt was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Gythfeldt was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
In other pitching news, Canterbury School got a great performance from Evan Rossi as he didn't allow a single earned run over 5.1 innings pitched.
Gythfeldt wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Carter Heagle, who went 1-for-4 with a stolen base.
Cheshire Academy's loss dropped their record down to 5-3. As for Canterbury School, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season.
Cheshire Academy will look to defend their home field on Saturday against Millbrook School at 3:00 p.m. The timing is sure in Cheshire Academy's favor as the team sits on three straight wins at home while Millbrook School has been banged up by three consecutive losses on the road. Canterbury School will take on Wilbraham & Monson Academy at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Canterbury School's pitching crew has only allowed three runs per game this season, so Wilbraham & Monson Academy's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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