Baseball Game Preview: Winchendon Wapiti vs. Varsity Opponent

The Winchendon Wapiti will face off against Varsity Opponent at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Winchendon's pitching crew has only allowed 3.6 runs per game this season, so Varsity Opponent's hitters will have their work cut out for them.

Winchendon is headed into Friday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Thursday. They fell 4-1 to Varsity Opponent. Wapiti fans who chose to attend the game sure picked the wrong one: it was the first time the team's lost against Varsity Opponent since on Thursday.

Winchendon got a good showing from Amders Liimatainen, who pitched four innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits.

On the hitting side, Winchendon saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Gianni Melendez, who went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases and one run.

Winchendon's loss dropped their record down to 10-9. As for Varsity Opponent, their defeat dropped their record down to 94-248-3.