Softball Preview: Middleborough Sachems vs. Dighton-Rehoboth Regional Falcons
The Middleborough Sachems are on the road again on Friday to play the Dighton-Rehoboth Regional Falcons at 4:00 p.m. Middleborough's pitching crew has only allowed three runs per game this season, so Dighton-Rehoboth Regional's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Middleborough is headed out hoping to continue their success from last week, when they picked up their first road victory of the season two weeks ago. They lost 8-1 to Bishop Feehan.
Meanwhile, Dighton-Rehoboth Regional stacked an 11th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Wednesday. Everything went their way against Dartmouth as Dighton-Rehoboth Regional made off with a 12-1 win. Winning may never get old, but Dighton-Rehoboth Regional sure is getting used to it with their sixth in a row.
Edy LaTour made a big impact no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out ten batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off six hits (and only one walk). LaTour has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances. LaTour was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-3 with two doubles and an RBI.
In other batting news, Dighton-Rehoboth Regional let Cam Cloonan and Lucy LaTour loose on the outfield. Cloonan went 3-for-5 with two runs, a triple, and a stolen base, while LaTour scored three runs while going 4-for-5. Emma Horrocks was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with three RBI and a double.
Middleborough's defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 7-2. As for Dighton-Rehoboth Regional, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-3 record this season.
Middleborough might still be hurting after the 10-1 loss they got from Dighton-Rehoboth Regional in their previous matchup back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of LaTour, who struck out seven batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off six hits. Now that Middleborough knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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