The Murdock Blue Devils will square off against the Quabbin Regional Panthers at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. Murdock has given up an average of 13.2 runs per game this season, but Thursday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Murdock lost 20-2 to Bromfield on Wednesday. The Blue Devils have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Khristian Rodriguez was cooking despite his team's loss, going a perfect 1-for-1 with one stolen base and two RBI. Derek Cruz also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen bases of the season.
Meanwhile, Quabbin Regional got themselves on the board against Gardner on Wednesday, but Gardner never followed suit. They came out on top against the Wildcats by a score of 3-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Panthers.
Not much got past Chase Talbot, who gave up just five hits and racked up ten Ks to keep Gardner off the board. Talbot has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in five consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Quabbin Regional let Abe Brown and Finn Leander run wild. Brown went a perfect 2-for-2 with one stolen base and one run, while Leander went 2-for-3 with three RBI. Those three RBI gave Leander a new career-high.
The win got Quabbin Regional back to even at 7-7-1. As for Murdock, their loss dropped their record down to 1-15.
Murdock might still be hurting after the 12-0 defeat they got from Quabbin Regional in their previous matchup back in April. Can the Blue Devils avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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