Photo at left: Noah Saed connects on his second home run in Staples’ 12-0 win over Greenwich on Friday. At right: Kai Nee pitches for Staples against Fairfield Warde in season-opening loss. / Photos by Mark Sikorski

WESTPORT — Sparked by Noah Saed’s two home runs, including a grand slam, the Staples High baseball team blanked visiting Greenwich 12-0 in a five-inning mercy-rule triumph Friday. 

A day later, however, the Wreckers suffered their second loss of the young season, losing 6-2 to visiting Amity of Woodbridge.

In Friday’s game, Saed homered in the fourth and fifth innings. Staples put eight runs on the board in the fifth to clinch the victory.

Kai Nee had an RBI single and walk, Jack Farnen drove in a run on a sacrifice fly and Rhys Jamali had an RBI.

Andrew Oppenheimer makes a play at second base in setback to Fairfield Warde.

Pitcher Mason Tobias allowed the Cardinals just one hit, struck out seven and walked two in four innings of work.

The Wreckers had opened the season with a 5-0 loss to host Fairfield Warde on March 30.

Staples is scheduled to host Norwalk at 4 p.m. Wednesday. (Game schedules are subject to change; click for the latest updates.

Andy Hutchison has been covering school sports — including Staples athletics — as well as news and feature stories in Fairfield County, since the 1990s.