Southbridge is 0-8 against Grafton since May of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Southbridge Pioneers will head out on the road to take on the Grafton Gators at 3:30 p.m.
Southbridge's hitters might be in the hot seat on Wednesday considering what happened against Millbury on Monday. They lost 8-0 to the Woolies.
Meanwhile, Grafton had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9.4 runs), and they went ahead and made it six on Monday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Indians 4-3. That's two games straight that Grafton has won by just one run.
Grafton let Ty Cass and Anthony Parlante loose on the outfield. Cass scored a run and stole two bases while going 3-for-4, while Parlante went 2-for-4 with three RBI, a triple, and a stolen base. Jake Mayerhauser was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-2.
Southbridge's defeat dropped their record down to 5-7. As for Grafton, they pushed their record up to 10-4 with that win, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Southbridge suffered a grim 14-0 defeat to Grafton in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Thankfully for Southbridge, Brady Keeler (who struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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