There's no place like home for Doherty Memorial, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Sunday. They were the clear victors by a 10-0 margin over the Burncoat Patriots on Monday. The win continues a trend for the Highlanders in their matchups with the Patriots: they've now won six in a row.
Mikey O'Connell
| 05/12/25 vs Burncoat | 11 |
| 04/04/25 vs North | 6 |
| 05/02/25 vs Auburn | 3 |
| 04/14/25 vs St. Paul | 2 |
| 04/08/25 @ Marlborough | 1 |
Mikey O'Connell made a splash no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out 11 over five innings pitched. Those 11 strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also stellar in the batter's box, going a perfect 2-for-2 with three runs, one double, and one RBI. He is becoming a predictor of Doherty Memorial's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 3-7 when he doesn't).
In other batting news, Tommy Kursonis was a standout: he went 1-for-3 with one home run. Ayden Duayns also deserves some recognition as he hit his first triple of the season.
Doherty Memorial was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .478. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
The victory got Doherty Memorial back to even at 7-7. As for Burncoat, with the loss, they broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 4-9.
Coming up, Doherty Memorial will head out on the road to face off against South at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Burncoat, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Advanced Math & Science Academy at 3:30 p.m.
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