Baseball Game Preview: Medfield Warriors vs. Dover-Sherborn Raiders

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05/08/24 - Home	5-9 L
04/28/23 - Away	4-0 W
05/02/22 - Home	9-4 W
05/19/21 - Away	13-0 W
05/06/19 - Home	0-3 L
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Medfield and Dover-Sherborn are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2016, but likely not for long. The Warriors will head out to square off against the Raiders at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Last Wednesday, Medfield beat Norton 5-1. The victory continues a trend for the Warriors in their matchups with the Lancers: they've now won five in a row.

Luke Gobin spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on six hits and racked up eight Ks.

On the hitting side, Danny Vazquez was incredible, going 2-for-3 with one home run, one stolen base, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Jack Gage, who scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Dover-Sherborn). They blew past Lowell Catholic 8-0 on Friday. The team's explosion at the plate also rewarded the Raiders with their most commanding win of the season.

The team relied heavily on Matt Bowen, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one home run, two runs, and two RBI. Those two RBI gave him a new career-high. Thomas Wyatt also deserves some recognition as he scored his first run of the season.

Dover-Sherborn's win was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-1. As for Medfield, the victory got them back to even at 1-1.

Medfield couldn't quite get it done against Dover-Sherborn in their previous matchup back in May of 2024 as they fell 9-5. Can the Warriors avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.