Grafton was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They fell just short of the Wellesley Raiders by a score of 8-6.
Anthony Parlante and Jake Mayerhauser did some serious damage despite the final result: Parlante scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances, while Mayerhauser went 3-for-4 with a double and an RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Charlie Law, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Grafton's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 12-8. As for Wellesley, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 14-5.
Grafton will head out on the road to face off against Algonquin Regional at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. Grafton is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.6 runs per game this season. As for Wellesley, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Andover at 4:15 p.m. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Andover: 3.8, Wellesley: 3.5) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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