The Hanover Hawks will take on the Duxbury Dragons at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
14 must be Hanover's lucky number: they beat Marshfield with that score not once but twice on Thursday. The Hawks beat the Rams by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 14-5. The win continues a trend for the Hawks in their matchups with the Rams: they've now won nine in a row.
Will Davidson
| 05/01/25 @ Marshfield | 5 |
| 05/01/25 @ Marshfield | 5 |
| 04/17/25 @ North Quincy | 7 |
Will Davidson made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed six innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off eight hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with two RBI.
In other batting news, Hanover let Joseph DaCosta and Thomas Perkins run wild. DaCosta went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI, while Perkins got on base in all three of his plate appearances with two stolen bases and three runs. Another player making a difference was Ben Douglas, who went 1-for-2 with three runs and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Duxbury 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 Wednesday. They came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured a 7-6 W against the Rams.
Hanover's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 9-5. Those road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 4.0 runs on average over those games. As for Duxbury, their victory bumped their record up to 11-2-1.
Hanover was able to grind out a solid win over Duxbury in their previous meeting back in May of 2024, winning 6-2. Will the Hawks repeat their success, or do the Dragons have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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