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| 05/02/24 - Away | 6-2 W |
| 05/10/23 - Home | 2-5 L |
| 04/28/22 - Away | 5-4 W |
| 05/17/21 - Home | 8-2 W |
| 06/01/19 - Home | 1-0 W |
| + 5 more games |
Hopkinton is 8-2 against Dover-Sherborn since April of 2016 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Thursday. The Hillers will host the Raiders at 4:00 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Hopkinton 4, Dover-Sherborn 4.1) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Dover-Sherborn will challenge a team with plenty of momentum: Hopkinton extended their winning streak to three on Wednesday. The Hillers never let Medfield get on the board and left with a 3-0 win. That's two games straight that the Hillers have won by exactly three runs.
The result came thanks to Dylan Ruff's shutout, as he gave up just four hits and racked up six Ks. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Hopkinton saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Calvin Mahon, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base and one RBI. That stolen base marked the first that Mahon has snagged this season.
Meanwhile, Dover-Sherborn didn't have quite enough to beat Holliston on Wednesday and fell 7-5. The Raiders have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Ronan Sullivan was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he pitched five innings while giving up just two earned (and four unearned) runs off three hits.
On the hitting side, Matt Bowen led a balanced group of hitters, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases and one run. Another player making a difference was Theo Allan, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases and one run.
Hopkinton's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-3. The road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for Dover-Sherborn, they now have a losing record of 5-6.
Hopkinton beat Dover-Sherborn 6-2 when the teams last played back in May of 2024. Will the Hillers repeat their success, or do the Raiders have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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