Dedham dropped their record down to 6-10 on Thursday, which also ended the team's four-game streak of wins at home. They fell just short of the Holliston Panthers by a score of 8-7. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Panthers this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 5-1 back in April.
As for Holliston, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-6 record this season. They've had to fight for that success though, as they only beat their opponents by an average of 1.63 runs across that stretch.
For Holliston's part, Ty Bosselman and Ben Maiorano did most of the damage at the plate: Bosselman went 2-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and one RBI, while Maiorano went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, one triple, and one run. That's the most stolen bases Maiorano has posted since back in April. The team also got some help courtesy of Arav Prajapati, who went 1-for-3 with two runs and two RBI.
Dedham and Holliston could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Massachusetts Rankings. The Marauders will square off against Hopkinton at 6:00 p.m. on Monday with a big rank disadvantage (202 vs. 83). Meanwhile, Holliston (ranked 74th) will meet St. Mary's (ranked first) at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday.
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