Baseball Game Preview: North Attleborough Rocketeers vs. Mansfield Hornets

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Previous Games

04/16/25 - Home	12-0 W
04/09/24 - Away	7-1 W
04/10/23 - Home	3-2 W
04/04/22 - Home	5-4 W
05/06/19 - Away	0-3 L
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North Attleborough and Mansfield are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2015, but likely not for long. The Rocketeers are taking a road trip to face off against the Hornets at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (North Attleborough 3, Mansfield 3.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.

North Attleborough's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They put the hurt on Canton with a sharp 7-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Rocketeers.

Mansfield never got on the board in their matchup on Wednesday, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against Stoughton on Monday. They were the clear victors by an 11-0 margin over the Black Knights. The matchup marked the Hornets' most dominant win of the season.

Mansfield got a great performance from Holden Kresge as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit over five innings pitched. Kresge has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one walk in eight consecutive appearances.

On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Ethan Kucharski, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged at least one in each of the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Luke Rogan, who went 1-for-3 with one triple, two RBI, and one run.

Mansfield hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. The team has now struck out at least five batters in ten consecutive contests.

North Attleborough's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-5. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for Mansfield, they now have a winning record of 9-8.

Everything went North Attleborough's way against Mansfield in their previous matchup back in April, as North Attleborough made off with a 12-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Rocketeers since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.