The Conant Orioles will take on the Derryfield Cougars at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Conant 1.7, Derryfield 3.9) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Conant is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Hampshire's top teams: Monadnock, who was ranked 17th at the time (Conant was ranked fifth). The Orioles had just enough and edged out the Huskies 3-1. The win was nothing new for the Orioles as they're now sitting on four straight.
Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, Derryfield's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They fell just short of Hopkinton by a score of 4-3. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last five times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Keith Townsend and Nate Boudreau stepped up to the plate in a big way. Townsend went 1-for-3 with two RBI and one double, while Boudreau went 2-for-4 with two runs and one double.
Conant pushed their record up to 16-2 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.0 runs over those games. As for Derryfield, their loss dropped their record down to 14-7.
Conant beat Derryfield 6-1 in their previous meeting back in April. Will the Orioles repeat their success, or do the Cougars have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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