After a string of four wins, Melrose's good fortune finally ran out on Monday. They fell just short of the Reading Memorial Rockets by a score of 3-1. Melrose has not had much luck with Reading Memorial recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
For Reading Memorial's part, they got a great performance from Ryan Marino as he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over five innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Reading Memorial saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Sam Clark, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Will Moore, who went 3-for-3 with an RBI.
Melrose's loss dropped their record down to 8-10. As for Reading Memorial, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 7-9.
Melrose does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Reading Memorial, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 9-6 victory vs. Woburn Memorial on the 22nd.
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