The Burncoat Patriots will head out on the road to face off against the Shepherd Hill Regional Rams at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. Burncoat has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the match with four straight losses, while Shepherd Hill Regional will come in with three straight wins.
Burncoat came into this matchup off a tough ten-run defeat last Thursday. This time they kept things ultra-competitive, but unfortunately the final result was the same. They fell just short of Worcester Tech by a score of 5-3 on Thursday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Patriots have suffered against the Eagles since May 8, 2017.
Meanwhile, Shepherd Hill Regional hadn't done well against Nashoba Regional recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. The Rams won by a run and slipped past the Wolves 6-5. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Rams have posted since May 6, 2024.
Burncoat's defeat dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Shepherd Hill Regional, their win bumped their record up to 6-3.
Burncoat might still be hurting after the 8-0 loss they got from Shepherd Hill Regional when the teams last played back in May of 2023. Can the Patriots avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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