The Needham Rockets will head out on the road to face off against the Weymouth Wildcats at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Neither Needham nor Weymouth posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
Last Monday, Needham came up short against Wellesley and fell 6-2. Needham has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, after a string of six wins, Weymouth's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They wound up with the same score they had in their last game (6-2), but sadly the team found themselves on the wrong side of the score this time. They have struggled against Walpole recently, as their contest on Thursday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Weymouth got a good showing from Liam Barr, who pitched three innings while giving up just one earned run but no hits.
At the plate, Weymouth saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Alex Munchbach, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI.
Needham's defeat dropped their record down to 4-8. As for Weymouth, their loss dropped their record down to 9-7.
Everything went Needham's way against Weymouth in their previous matchup back in April as Needham made off with a 7-1 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Needham since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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