Baseball Preview: Wakefield Memorial Warriors vs. Melrose Red Raiders
The Wakefield Memorial Warriors will head out on the road to take on the Melrose Red Raiders at 4:15 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Wakefield Memorial has four straight wins, Melrose has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Last Tuesday, Wakefield Memorial sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-3 victory over Lexington. That's two games straight that Wakefield Memorial has won by just one run.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought contest, but Melrose had to settle for a 6-5 defeat against Peabody Veterans Memorial on Monday. That's two games in a row now that Melrose has lost by just one run.
Wakefield Memorial has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-2 record this season. As for Melrose, they now have a losing record at 4-5.
Wakefield Memorial took their win against Melrose in their previous matchup back in April by a conclusive 14-4. The rematch might be a little tougher for Wakefield Memorial 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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