The Nipmuc Regional Warriors will venture away from home to face off against the Hudson Hawks at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Nipmuc Regional's pitching crew has only allowed 3.1 runs per game this season, so Hudson's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Nipmuc Regional is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Canton just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Friday. They took a 7-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Bulldogs.
Sean Burchard made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI. That stolen base was his first of the season.
Meanwhile, Hudson had just enough and edged out Lincoln-Sudbury 3-1 on Friday.
Anthony Moura spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered a run (which was unearned) on six hits.
At the plate, Hudson's win was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Blake Freitas, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base and one run. That's the most hits Freitas has posted since back in April.
Hudson has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-6 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.4 runs on average over those games. As for Nipmuc Regional, their loss dropped their record down to 9-6.
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