The Wyoming Seminary College Prep Blue Knights will head out on the road to challenge MMI Preparatory School at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Wyoming Seminary College Prep is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.1 runs per game this season.
Last Friday, it was a hard-fought matchup, but Wyoming Seminary College Prep had to settle for a 4-3 defeat against Holy Redeemer. That's two games in a row now that Wyoming Seminary College Prep has lost by just one run.
Teddy Kraus was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he tossed five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Leo Nockley and Colin Donovan did some serious damage despite the final result: Nockley scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3, while Donovan scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for MMI Preparatory School, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Friday. They blew past Wyoming Area 10-1. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for MMI Preparatory School considering their one-run performance the contest before.
Andrew Burns was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 11 batters over 6.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Burns was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Burns wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Ben Gombeda, who scored a run while going 1-for-3. Nick Pantages was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Wyoming Seminary College Prep has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-7 record this season. As for MMI Preparatory School, they now have a winning record of 7-6.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Tuesday as neither team is afraid to steal. Wyoming Seminary College Prep has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 4.6 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like MMI Preparatory School struggles in that department as they've been averaging 3.5. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Wyoming Seminary College Prep came up short against MMI Preparatory School when the teams last played back in April, falling 12-7. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of MMI Preparatory School's John Drobnock, who pitched 2.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Now that Wyoming Seminary College Prep knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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