The Kingswood Oxford Wyverns will venture away from home to square off against the Westminster School Martlets at 4:45 p.m. on Monday. Kingswood Oxford's pitching crew has only allowed 3.4 runs per game this season, so Westminster School's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Kingswood Oxford is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Connecticut's top teams: Taft School, who was ranked 12th at the time (Kingswood Oxford was ranked ninth). The Wyverns fell just short of the Big Red by a score of 6-4 on Wednesday. Wyverns fans who chose to attend the game sure picked the wrong one: it was the first time the team's lost against the Big Red since on Wednesday.
Rafael Medina made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and got on base in all four of his plate appearances with one run. Colton Bowes was another key player, going 2-for-4 with one run and one RBI.
Westminster School hadn't beaten Trinity-Pawling School on the road since April 16, 2022 but that history sure didn't bother them on Saturday. The Martlets were the clear victors by an 11-1 margin over the Pride. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Martlets.
Alex Mihailovich was incredible, going 2-for-4 with four RBI, one stolen base, and one double. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Monty Gantz, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.
Westminster School always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .594. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Trinity-Pawling School only posted an OBP of .263.
Kingswood Oxford's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 7-3. As for Westminster School, the win got them back to even at 6-6.
Everything went Kingswood Oxford's way against Westminster School when the teams last played on April 4th, as Kingswood Oxford made off with a 7-1 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Wyverns 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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