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| 05/18/24 - Home | 1-4 L |
| 05/04/24 - Home | 4-3 W |
| 04/28/23 - Home | 6-0 W |
| 05/02/22 - Away | 7-8 L |
| 04/29/17 - Home | 4-10 L |
| 04/30/16 - Away | 5-0 W |
Governor's Academy and Roxbury Latin are an even 3-3 against one another since April of 2016, but likely not for long. The Governors are taking a road trip to face off against the Foxes at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday. Governor's Academy's pitching crew has only allowed 3.2 runs per game this season, so Roxbury Latin's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
On Wednesday, Governor's Academy was able to grind out a solid win over Milton Academy, taking the game 4-1.
Meanwhile, Roxbury Latin faced Lawrence Academy in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Wednesday. The Foxes put the hurt on the Spartans with a sharp 11-3 victory. The matchup marked the Foxes' most dominant win of the season.
James Gibbons looked comfortable as he pitched 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Matt Taglieri, who went 1-for-4 with one home run, two runs, and one stolen base. Those two runs gave him a new career-high. Braden Place was another key player, going 2-for-4 with two RBI, one run, and one double.
Roxbury Latin has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.7 runs on average over those games. As for Governor's Academy, their win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 7-5.
Governor's Academy couldn't quite get it done against Roxbury Latin in their previous meeting back in May of 2024 as they fell 4-1. Can the Governors avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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