The Holliston Panthers will square off against the Medway Mustangs at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Holliston will bounce into Friday's match after beating Dover-Sherborn, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. The Panthers skirted past the Raiders 7-5. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Panthers.
Holliston got a great performance from Evan Engel as he pitched 5.1 innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off nine hits. Engel also tossed no walks, which is notable because the Panthers are undefeated when he allows at most one walk, but 5-6 otherwise.
Jack MacDonald
| 04/30/25 @ Dover-Sherborn | 2 |
| 04/28/25 vs Medfield | 1 |
| 04/19/25 @ Bridgewater-Raynham | 1 |
| 04/16/25 @ Millis | 1 |
At the plate, Jack MacDonald and Ben Maiorano did most of the damage at the plate: MacDonald went 1-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double, while Maiorano went 1-for-3 with one home run. Those two runs gave MacDonald a new career-high. Brent Kiley was another key player, going 2-for-3 with one run and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Medway came tearing into Wednesday's contest with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4.7 runs), and they left with even more momentum. They came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured a 7-6 W against the Clockers. While the Mustangs didn't have the best season last year (they finished 4-14), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
The team relied heavily on Matt Wilde, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with two stolen bases, two RBI, and one run. Those RBI marked the first that he has brought in this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Trevor Smith, who went 1-for-2 with two runs and one stolen base.
Medway's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-2. The home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.3 runs over those games. As for Holliston, their win bumped their record up to 8-6.
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