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| 04/26/24 - Home | 4-5 L |
| 05/03/23 - Away | 14-0 W |
| 05/06/22 - Home | 5-1 W |
| 05/24/21 - Away | 8-4 W |
| 04/30/19 - Away | 0-6 L |
| + 5 more games |
Medfield and Bellingham are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2016, but likely not for long. The Warriors will be playing at home against the Blackhawks at 3:45 p.m. on Monday. Medfield will be looking to extend their current three-game winning streak.
Medfield is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They came out on top against Millis by a score of 9-6 on Wednesday.
Cj Herrick was a standout: he scored two runs while going 3-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Danny Vazquez, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Medfield was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .429. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their batting average total in three consecutive matchups.
Bellingham had taken Norton down for three straight games at home, but that winning streak came to an end on Wednesday. The Blackhawks fell just short of the Lancers by a score of 4-3.
Payton Young was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out nine batters over eight innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits (and only one walk). He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one walk any time he's pitched this season.
On the hitting side, Bellingham saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Doug Walton, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 3-for-6.
Bellingham's defeat was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-3. Even worse, they were so close so many times: the losses came by an average of only two runs. As for Medfield, their win bumped their record up to 3-1.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Monday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Medfield has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.8 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Bellingham struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 8.8 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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