The Brockton Boxers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Weymouth Wildcats at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Given that the pair suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Brockton will head into Wednesday's matchup ready to turn things around: they couldn't quite beat Durfee on Wednesday, but the two-run margin was a huge improvement compared to the ten-run defeat they were dealt on Monday. Brockton fell just short of Durfee by a score of 5-3. Brockton has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Weymouth lost 11-1 to Braintree on Wednesday.
Gill Dolan was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-2.
Brockton's loss dropped their record down to 6-10. As for Weymouth, their defeat ended a seven-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-8.
Brockton came up short against Weymouth when the teams last played back in April, falling 8-4. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Weymouth's Matt Suplee, who tossed five innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off six hits. Now that Brockton knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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