The Stoneham Spartans are taking a road trip to take on the North Reading Hornets at 1:30 p.m. on Sunday.
The home team had come away the winner the last four times Stoneham and Melrose had met, but sadly for the fans who attended this one that wasn't the case. The Spartans fell just short of the Red Raiders by a score of 5-4 on Thursday. The Spartans have struggled against the Red Raiders recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost meeting.
North Reading came out on top against Newburyport on Friday thanks in part to the team's impressive ten-run first inning. The Hornets' pitchers stepped up to hand the Clippers a 15-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for the Hornets, who have now won six matchups by nine runs or more so far this season.
North Reading is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-2 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.4 runs over those games. As for Stoneham, their loss dropped their record down to 4-12.
Stoneham took their win against North Reading when the teams last played back in June of 2021 by a conclusive 7-0 score. Do the Spartans have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Hornets turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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