Nipmuc Regional is 9-1 against Sutton since May of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Nipmuc Regional Warriors will look to defend their home field against the Sutton Sammies at 3:30 p.m. The last three games Nipmuc Regional has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Nipmuc Regional fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against Hopedale on Monday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Blue Raiders by a score of 5-4.
Anthony Ruggiero made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Sean Burchard was another key contributor, going 3-for-4 with a double.
Sutton lost 7-1 to Douglas on Monday. That's two games in a row now that Sutton has lost by exactly six runs.
Sutton saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Griffen Kisiel, who went 1-for-2 with an RBI.
Nipmuc Regional's defeat dropped their record down to 5-4. As for Sutton, they dropped their record down to 4-6 with that loss, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Wednesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Nipmuc Regional has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.2 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Sutton struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.8. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Everything went Nipmuc Regional's way against Sutton in their previous meeting on April 8th as Nipmuc Regional made off with a 9-0 victory. Will Nipmuc Regional repeat their success, or does Sutton have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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