Greens Farms Academy and Rye Country Day are an even 3-3 against one another since April of 2019, but likely not for long. The Greens Farms Academy Dragons will head out on the road to challenge the Rye Country Day Wildcats at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Greens Farms Academy is no doubt hoping to put an end to a four-game streak of away losses.
Greens Farms Academy will bounce into Thursday's matchup after beating Hopkins, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Greens Farms Academy walked away with a 10-7 victory over Hopkins on Tuesday.
Zach Yusko and Will Blitzer did most of the damage at the plate: Yusko scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3, while Blitzer scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2. Another player making a difference was Luke Blazovic, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought contest, but Rye Country Day had to settle for a 5-4 defeat against Hamden Hall Country Day on Tuesday. Rye Country Day has struggled against Hamden Hall Country Day recently, as their game on Tuesday was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Greens Farms Academy's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 5-12. As for Rye Country Day, their loss dropped their record down to 6-11.
Greens Farms Academy took their victory against Rye Country Day in their previous meeting back in April by a conclusive 12-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Greens Farms Academy since the squad 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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