The Millis Mohawks will look to defend their home field on Saturday against the East Bridgewater Vikings at 3:00 p.m. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Having struggled with six losses in a row, Millis finally turned things around against Medfield on Wednesday. Millis came out on top in a nail-biter against Medfield and snuck past 10-8. Millis' offense finally found a way to get into gear: the high-octane performance was a 180-degree turn from their last six games.
Brody Barrett was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He struck out seven batters over 5.2 innings while giving up three earned (and two unearned) runs off seven hits. Barrett was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Keelan Riggs was excellent, scoring three runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Braden Ingoldsby was another key contributor, scoring two runs while getting on base in two of his five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, East Bridgewater never let their opponents score on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged Abington out 1-0. Despite the victory, that was the fewest runs East Bridgewater has scored all season.
Millis' win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 2-8. As for East Bridgewater, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-2 record this season.
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