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| 03/29/24 - Away | 0-10 L |
| 04/08/23 - Away | 1-9 L |
| 04/09/22 - Home | 5-6 L |
| 04/06/19 - Away | 0-6 L |
| 04/06/19 - Away | 0-6 L |
| + 5 more games |
Buckingham Browne & Nichols and Roxbury Latin are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2015, but likely not for long. The Knights will welcome the Foxes at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Buckingham Browne & Nichols has given up an average of 6.9 runs per game this season, but Monday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Buckingham Browne & Nichols fell victim to Belmont Hill and their airtight pitching crew on Saturday. They came up short against the Sextants, falling 16-0. The Knights have struggled against the Sextants recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost meeting.
Buckingham Browne & Nichols saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was GUS INADA, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one double.
Meanwhile, Roxbury Latin waltzed into their contest on Saturday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. They never let the Dragons get on the board and left with a 12-0 victory. The Foxes' hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Roxbury Latin also got a great performance from Matt Taglieri as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit over 4.2 innings pitched. The dominant performance also gave Taglieri a new career-high in strikeouts (five).
At the plate, Anthony Faletra was a standout: he got on base in all four of his plate appearances with three stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI. Those three stolen bases gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Tom Pender, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with three stolen bases, three runs, and one RBI.
Roxbury Latin always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .514. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as St. George's only posted an OBP of .188.
Roxbury Latin's win was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-3. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for Buckingham Browne & Nichols, their loss dropped their record down to 7-9-1.
Buckingham Browne & Nichols suffered a grim 10-0 defeat to Roxbury Latin when the teams last played back in March of 2024. Will the Knights have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
