The Martha's Vineyard Regional Vineyarders are taking a road trip to face off against the Nauset Regional Warriors at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
The scorekeeper got an easy start on Thursday as neither Martha's Vineyard Regional nor East Bridgewater made it on the board until the tenth inning. The Vineyarders walked away with a 5-1 win over the Vikings. That looming 5-1 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Vineyarders yet this season.
Hunter Johnson made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He tossed 9.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off seven hits. Johnson was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of his five plate appearances with one stolen base and one run.
Johnson wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Eli Bryant, who went 1-for-4 with one RBI. That RBI was Bryant's first of the season.
Meanwhile, Nauset Regional had to endure a 12-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They skirted past Dennis-Yarmouth Regional 3-2. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Warriors have posted since June 1, 2024.
The win made it two in a row for Martha's Vineyard Regional and bumps their season record up to 5-6. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.5 runs over those games. As for Nauset Regional, their win was their first in the league, bumping their league record up to 1-4 and their overall record up to 2-13.
Martha's Vineyard Regional skirted past Nauset Regional 6-5 in their previous meeting back in April. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Vineyarders 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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