Nauset Regional is 1-8 against Monomoy since April of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Warriors will head out to face off against the Sharks at 4:00 p.m. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Nauset Regional sitting on three straight wins and Monomoy on seven.
Nauset Regional will bounce into Thursday's match after beating Dennis-Yarmouth Regional, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. The Warriors blew past the Dolphins 16-3 on Wednesday. Considering the Warriors have won four contests by more than 11 runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, while Monomoy put up some runs on Wednesday, the same can't be said for Barnstable. The Sharks were the clear victors by a 9-0 margin over the Red Hawks. The Sharks are also no stranger to big wins: their blowout was the fifth game they've won by 6+ runs this season.
Not much got past Kinsey Lister, who gave up just two hits and racked up 11 Ks to keep Barnstable off the board.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Alana Lojko, who got on base in all three of her plate appearances with three runs. Willa Leighton also deserves some recognition as she got her first hit of the season.
Monomoy pushed their record up to 7-0 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. The road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.5 runs on average over those games. As for Nauset Regional, their record is now 4-5.
Nauset Regional suffered a grim 14-3 defeat to Monomoy when the teams last played back in April. Can the Warriors avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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