The Belmont Hill Sextants will take on the Austin Prep Cougars at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Belmont Hill is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They put the hurt on St. George's with a sharp 13-1 win on Wednesday. The victory continues a trend for the Sextants in their matchups with the Dragons: they've now won seven in a row.
Nick Fantasia
| 04/16/25 vs St. George's | 5 |
| 04/09/25 @ Lawrence Academy | 3 |
| 03/12/25 @ Roxbury Latin | 3 |
| 05/09/24 @ Dexter Southfield | 3 |
| 04/29/24 @ Winchendon | 3 |
Nick Fantasia and Jack O'Brien dominated on the mound. Fantasia pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits, while O'Brien pitched two innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. The dominant performance also gave Fantasia a new career-high in strikeouts (five).
At the plate, Eric Willi was a standout: he went a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run, two runs, and one stolen base. Those two runs gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Cooper Tarlie, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with three RBI, two runs, and one triple.
Belmont Hill kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their hit total in three consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Austin Prep, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Monday. Everything went their way against Middlesex on Tuesday as they made off with a 12-2 win. The Cougars might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six games by eight runs or more this season.
Austin Prep pushed their record up to 8-1 with the victory, which was their 22nd straight at home dating back to last season. Those home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.0 runs over those games. As for Belmont Hill, their victory bumped their record up to 6-2.
Belmont Hill couldn't quite get it done against Austin Prep in their previous meeting back in April of 2024 as they fell 5-0. Will the Sextants 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.
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