The Marlborough Panthers will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against the Shepherd Hill Regional Rams at 4:00 p.m. Neither Marlborough nor Shepherd Hill Regional posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
On Friday, Marlborough came up short against Groton-Dunstable and fell 5-2.
Meanwhile, while Shepherd Hill Regional put up some runs on Friday, the same can't be said for Hudson. Shepherd Hill Regional came out on top in a nail-biter against Hudson and snuck past 1-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for Shepherd Hill Regional.
The result came thanks to Angel Paulino's shutout, as he gave up just two hits and racked up 17 Ks.
On the hitting side, Shepherd Hill Regional saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jacoby Buniowski, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Marlborough dropped their record down to 4-6 with that defeat, which was their third straight on the road. As for Shepherd Hill Regional, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season.
Marlborough couldn't quite finish off Shepherd Hill Regional in their previous matchup back in April and fell 4-2. Can Marlborough avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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