Baseball Preview: Grafton Gators vs. Leicester Wolverines
Grafton is 7-2 against Leicester since May of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Grafton Gators will be playing in front of their home fans against the Leicester Wolverines at 3:30 p.m. Grafton will be hoping to continue their four-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last.
In what's become a running theme this season, Grafton gave their fans yet another huge victory on Monday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Prouty an 18-0 shutout. Grafton's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Carter Taillefer looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out ten over four innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks every time he's pitched this season.
On the hitting side, Grafton got a big performance out of Mikey Kiesiner, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. Anthony Parlante was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-1.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 12 runs the game before, Leicester was a bit more limited in their contest on Monday. They lost 11-1 to Millbury.
Grafton's win bumped their record up to 7-4. As for Leicester, they now have a losing record at 3-4.
Grafton skirted past Leicester 5-3 in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Will Grafton repeat their success, or does Leicester have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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