The Hotchkiss School Bearcats will venture away from home to take on the Loomis Chaffee School Pelicans at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. Neither Hotchkiss School nor Loomis Chaffee School posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
Hotchkiss School fell victim to Trinity-Pawling School and their airtight pitching crew on Thursday. They lost 6-0 to the Pride. The Bearcats have struggled against the Pride recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost meeting.
Meanwhile, while Loomis Chaffee School put up some runs on Wednesday, the same can't be said for Kingswood Oxford. The Pelicans came out on top in a nail-biter against the Wyverns, sneaking past 1-0. The one-run effort marked the Pelicans' lowest-scoring game of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
The victory made it two in a row for Loomis Chaffee School and bumps their season record up to 8-8. They've had to fight for that success though, as they only beat their opponents by an average of 1.5 runs across that stretch. As for Hotchkiss School, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-8.
Hotchkiss School came out on top in a nail-biter against Loomis Chaffee School in their previous matchup back in April, sneaking past 4-3. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Bearcats since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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