Baseball Game Preview: Epping Blue Devils vs. Newmarket Mules

Epping has won five straight games at home, while Newmarket has won five straight on the road dating back to last season, but those streaks won't matter much on Friday. The Blue Devils will host the Mules at 4:00 p.m. One thing working in Epping's favor is that they have posted at least ten runs in their last four games.

On Monday, Epping made easy work of Hinsdale and carried off a 16-6 win. Considering the Blue Devils have won five matchups by more than nine runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.

Nolan Schmal

Runs

04/27/26 @ Hinsdale	4
04/27/26 vs Hinsdale	1
04/24/26 vs Nute	2
04/22/26 @ Newmarket	2
04/20/26 vs Wilton-Lyndeborough	3
+ 3 more games

Nolan Schmal and Leo Puglielli did most of the damage at the plate: Schmal got on base in four of his five plate appearances with four stolen bases, four runs, and one double, while Puglielli went 2-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, and one stolen base. With that strong performance, Schmal is now averaging an impressive 2.1 runs per game. William Ciriello was another key player, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.

Meanwhile, Newmarket beat Mascenic Regional 8-5 on Monday.

Epping's victory bumped their record up to 6-2. As for Newmarket, their win bumped their record up to 8-0.