Medfield is 8-2 against Westwood since May of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Medfield Warriors will be playing in front of their home fans against the Westwood Wolverines at 4:30 p.m. Medfield will be hoping to continue their four-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last.
Medfield is headed into the match fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They put the hurt on Dover-Sherborn with a sharp 20-8 victory on Tuesday. The result was nothing new for Medfield, who have now won five matchups by six runs or more so far this season.
The team relied heavily on Kaelyn Larkin, who fired off three home runs, seven RBI, and four runs while going 4-for-5. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one home run the last three times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Ashley Fessenden, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, Westwood had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They never let the Mohawks onto the board and left with a 5-0 win.
The result came thanks to Bridget Mulkeen's shutout, as she gave up just three hits and racked up eight Ks.
On the hitting side, Westwood saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Sasha Marino, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Medfield now has a winning record of 8-7. As for Westwood, their victory was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 11-2.
Both the two teams just can't seem to miss. Medfield has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 12.6 hits per game. However, it's not like Westwood struggles in that department as they've been averaging only 4.4. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Medfield might still be hurting after the 13-7 defeat they got from Westwood in their previous matchup back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Mulkeen, who struck out ten batters over seven innings while giving up five earned (and two unearned) runs off six hits. Now that Medfield knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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