After four games on the road, Phillips Academy is heading back home. They will take on the Governor's Academy Governors at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Given that both teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Last Tuesday, it was a hard-fought match, but Phillips Academy had to settle for a 4-3 defeat against Cushing Academy. That's two games in a row now that Phillips Academy has lost by just one run.
Michael Gilligan was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched.
At the plate, Phillips Academy saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Camden Willems, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, Governor's Academy's good fortune finally ran out on Wednesday. They wound up with the same score they had in their last game (4-3), but sadly the team found themselves on the wrong side of the score this time.
Phillips Academy's loss dropped their record down to 5-8. As for Governor's Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-4.
Phillips Academy was able to grind out a solid win over Governor's Academy in their previous matchup back in April of 2023, winning 6-1. Will Phillips Academy repeat their success, or does Governor's Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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