Phillips Academy was the 6-1 winner over Cushing Academy when they last played one another back in April, but their luck changed this time around. The Phillips Academy Big Blue fell just short of the Cushing Academy Penguins by a score of 4-3 on Tuesday. 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.
This is the second loss in a row for Phillips Academy and nudges their season record down to 5-8. As for Cushing Academy, their victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 5-15.
Phillips Academy will take on Governor's Academy at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Governor's Academy will roll in looking for their fifth straight win, something Phillips Academy surely won't give up without a fight. As for Cushing Academy, they will head out on the road to challenge Middlesex at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Cushing Academy is no doubt hoping to put an end to a five-game streak of away losses.
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