Cheshire Academy has been on the road for two straight, but on Wednesday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Canterbury School Saints at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Cheshire Academy: 3.2, Canterbury School: 2.9) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Cheshire Academy is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Connecticut's top teams: Salisbury School, who was ranked second in their home state at the time (Cheshire Academy was ranked 19th). Cheshire Academy took a 6-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Salisbury School on Saturday.
Tyler Stone was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits.
On the hitting side, Cheshire Academy saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Mason Breton, who went 1-for-3 with an RBI. Breton has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Meanwhile, it may have taken nine innings to finish the job, but Canterbury School ultimately got the result they hoped for on Saturday. They skirted past Williston Northampton 4-3. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Canterbury School.
Billy Batson looked comfortable as he tossed four innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits.
At the plate, Carter Heagle was incredible, getting on base in four of his five plate appearances with a home run, a stolen base, and two RBI.
Cheshire Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 4-2. As for Canterbury School, their win bumped their record up to 6-2.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Wednesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Cheshire Academy has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.8 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Canterbury School struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.7. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Cheshire Academy skirted past Canterbury School 2-1 when the teams last played back in April of 2023. Will Cheshire Academy repeat their success, or does Canterbury School have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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