The Holliston Panthers will square off against the Dedham Marauders at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Holliston has six straight wins, Dedham has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Holliston's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Norwood, sneaking past 2-0.
Lucas Engel
| 05/12/25 vs Norwood | 3 |
| 05/07/25 @ Norton | 1 |
| 05/02/25 vs Medway | 1 |
| 04/23/25 vs Natick | 1 |
| 04/16/25 @ Millis | 1 |
Lucas Engel made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going a perfect 3-for-3 with one double and one RBI. Those three hits gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, Drew Kafka was excellent, going 1-for-3 with one triple, one run, and one RBI. That triple marked the first that he has hit this season.
Meanwhile, Dedham lost 12-2 to Westwood on Monday.
Dedham saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jimmy Doyle, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one RBI.
Holliston pushed their record up to 12-6 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. They've had to fight for that success though, as they only beat their opponents by an average of 1.5 runs across that stretch. As for Dedham, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-9.
Holliston was able to grind out a solid win over Dedham in their previous meeting back in April, winning 5-1. Do the Panthers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Marauders turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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