The Blackstone-Millville Chargers will head out to square off against the Maynard Tigers at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Blackstone-Millville has struggled recently with eight defeats in a row, while Maynard will arrive with seven straight victories.
Blackstone-Millville made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Mount St. Charles Academy, but they still couldn't quite topple them. The Chargers fell just short of the Mounties by a score of 3-1 on Friday.
James Rebhan spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered three earned runs on eight hits.
On the hitting side, Blackstone-Millville saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Andrew Cardarelli, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base and one run. That hit marked the first that Cardarelli has got this season.
Meanwhile, Maynard gave up the first runs on Tuesday, but they didn't let that get them down. They blew past Narragansett Regional 11-1. The result was nothing new for the Tigers, who have now won four matches by nine runs or more so far this season.
Eddie O'Rourke made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off seven hits (and only one walk). O'Rourke was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-2 with three RBI, one run, and one double.
In other batting news, Thomas Lawton was excellent, getting on base in four of his five plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. Lawton is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: he's snagged at least one every time he's taken the field this season. Liam Lawton was another key player, going 2-for-3 with one run and one RBI.
Maynard kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 12 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least eight hits every time they've taken the field this season.
Maynard's win was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-0. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.9 runs on average this season. As for Blackstone-Millville, their loss dropped their record down to 0-6.
