The Xaverian Brothers Hawks will head out to challenge the Walpole Timberwolves at 11:00 a.m. on Monday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Xaverian Brothers 3.7, Walpole 2.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Xaverian Brothers is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Massachusetts' top teams: Taunton, who was ranked third at the time (Xaverian Brothers was ranked 18th). The Hawks fell 5-1 to the Tigers on Saturday. The matchup marked the Hawks' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Xaverian Brothers saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nolan Rappoli, who went 1-for-2 with one run and one double.
Meanwhile, Walpole was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 1-0 to Weymouth, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
Walpole's defeat dropped their record down to 3-5. As for Xaverian Brothers, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 7-2.
Xaverian Brothers came out on top in a nail-biter against Walpole in their previous meeting back in April of 2024, sneaking past 2-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Hawks since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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