Baseball Recap: Hopkinton Makes It 14 in a Row at Home

It may have taken nine innings to finish the job, but Hopkinton ultimately got the result they hoped for on Friday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Westwood Wolverines 5-4. The Hillers have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Wolverines, too.

Dylan Ruff was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. Ruff was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.

In other batting news, Mitch Simulis was excellent, scoring a run while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Zach Stacey also deserves some recognition as he brought in his first RBI of the season.

Hillers

Previous Games (Home)

04/11/25 vs Westwood	5-4
04/09/25 vs Dedham	9-8
04/02/25 vs Ashland	10-1
06/05/24 vs Dartmouth	2-0
06/01/24 vs Reading Memorial	4-1
+ 9 more games

Hopkinton's win was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-2. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.9 runs on average over those games. As for Westwood, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 4-1.

We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Hopkinton is set to challenge their familiar foe Norwood at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Meanwhile, Westwood will square off against rival Holliston at 4:30 p.m. on Monday.