The Weymouth Wildcats will look to defend their home field on Thursday against the Bridgewater-Raynham Trojans at 7:30 p.m. The timing is sure in Weymouth's favor as the squad sits on five straight wins at home while Bridgewater-Raynham has been banged up by four consecutive losses on the road dating back to last season.
Weymouth will bounce into Thursday's matchup after beating Brookline, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Weymouth walked away with a 6-2 win over Brookline on Wednesday.
Gil Dolan made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing an inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Dolan has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one hit in three consecutive pitching appearances. Dolan was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
In other pitching news, Weymouth got a great performance from Liam Barr as he didn't allow a single earned run over six innings pitched. Barr has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Alex Munchbach, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Bridgewater-Raynham made easy work of New Bedford on Monday and carried off an 8-1 victory.
Weymouth's win ended a six-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 7-6. As for Bridgewater-Raynham, their victory bumped their record up to 4-5.
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