The Mascenic Regional Vikings will venture away from home to square off against the Newmarket Mules at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Mascenic Regional is coming into the contest hot, having won their last five games.
Mascenic Regional took a ten-run loss the last time they faced off against Conant, but this time they managed to keep it close and that made all the difference. The Vikings had just enough and edged out the Orioles 3-2 on Friday. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last four times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Meanwhile, Newmarket got the win against Farmington on Saturday by a conclusive 15-1. Considering the Mules have won six matches by more than seven runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Mascenic Regional's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-3. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.6 runs on average over those games. As for Newmarket, their win bumped their record up to 8-3.
Mascenic Regional couldn't quite get it done against Newmarket in their previous meeting back in April as they fell 5-1. Can the Vikings avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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