The West Springfield Terriers will take on the Taconic Thunder at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. West Springfield will be strutting in after a victory while Taconic will be coming in after a loss.
West Springfield is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Everything went their way against Holyoke on Friday as they made off with a 20-5 win. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Terriers considering their one-run performance the game before.
The home team had won the previous three meetings between Taconic and East Longmeadow, and East Longmeadow kept the tradition alive. The Thunder fell just short of the Spartans by a score of 5-4 on Friday. That's two games in a row now that the Thunder have lost by just one run.
West Springfield's victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-1. Those road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.6 runs on average over those games. As for Taconic, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost four of their last five contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 4-5 record this season.
West Springfield was able to grind out a solid victory over Taconic in their previous matchup back in May of 2024, winning 5-1. Will the Terriers repeat their success, or do the Thunder have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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