After a string of three wins, Wellesley's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They took a 4-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Medfield Warriors. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest runs Wellesley has scored all season.
For Medfield's part, Alex Munz spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on five hits.
At the plate, Medfield's win was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Jack Iovino, who went 1-for-3 with a triple and a run. The team also got some help courtesy of Sebastian Lacruz-Valiente, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
Wellesley's defeat dropped their record down to 4-2. As for Medfield, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-2.
Wellesley will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against Brookline at 4:00 p.m. Brookline is coming into the match with five straight wins at home, so Wellesley will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. As for Medfield, they will head out on the road to challenge Norwood at 11:00 a.m. on Friday. Norwood's pitching crew has only allowed 2.7 runs per game this season, so Medfield's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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