Oakmont Regional is on a 17-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Clinton is on a five-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Oakmont Regional Spartans will take on the Clinton Gaels at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Oakmont Regional: 2.8, Clinton: 2.1) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Oakmont Regional is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Massachusetts' top teams: Hopkinton, who was ranked 25th in their home state at the time (Oakmont Regional was ranked 12th). Oakmont Regional fell just short of Hopkinton by a score of 1-0 on Monday. The contest marked the first time this season in which Oakmont Regional was not able to get on the board.
Meanwhile, Clinton earned a 9-4 win over Quabbin Regional on Thursday.
Oakmont Regional's loss dropped their record down to 10-2. As for Clinton, their victory bumped their record up to 11-2-1.
Oakmont Regional came out on top in a nail-biter against Clinton in their previous matchup back in April, sneaking past 4-3. Will Oakmont Regional repeat their success, or does Clinton have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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