Somerset Berkley Regional is on a seven-game streak of home wins, while Durfee is on a five-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Somerset Berkley Regional Raiders will take on the Durfee Hilltoppers at 3:45 p.m. on Wednesday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Somerset Berkley Regional: 1.6, Durfee: 3) so any runs scored will be well earned.
On Monday, Somerset Berkley Regional needed a bit of extra time to put away Case. They had just enough and edged the Cardinals out 4-3.
Will Dionne tossed a big game, tossing 6.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than six innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Luke Thornton and Jayden Cruz did most of the damage at the plate: Thornton scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4, while Cruz scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Durfee faced Barnstable in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Monday. Durfee walked away with a 6-3 victory over Barnstable.
Somerset Berkley Regional is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-4 record this season. As for Durfee, their win bumped their record up to 17-3.
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