The Norwell Clippers are taking a road trip to take on the Weymouth Wildcats at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Norwell sitting on six straight victories and Weymouth on eight.
On Wednesday, Norwell was able to grind out a solid win over Plymouth South, taking the game 4-1.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Weymouth took on Newton North on Wednesday. The Wildcats skirted past the Tigers 5-3.
Weymouth got a great performance from Liam Barr as he struck out six batters over 6.2 innings while giving up three earned runs off eight hits. Barr has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in three consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Weymouth let Andrew Daley and Ryan Ferguson run wild. Daley earned two runs and two stolen bases, while Ferguson went 1-for-2 with two stolen bases and two runs. Those two stolen bases gave Ferguson a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Alex Munchbach, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one double.
Norwell's victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-4. Those home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.3 runs over those games. As for Weymouth, their record now sits at 18-5.
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