It may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Reading Memorial ultimately got the result they hoped for on Wednesday. They won by a run and slipped past the Wakefield Memorial Warriors 3-2. For the Rockets, this counts as revenge for the 2-1 victory the Warriors walked away with the last time they faced one another back in April of 2024.

Cooper Dean
04/30/25 vs Wakefield Memorial | 1 |
04/23/25 vs Winchester | 1 |
04/16/25 vs Lexington | 0 |
04/10/25 @ Melrose | 2 |
04/02/25 vs Burlington | 2 |
Cooper Dean looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in five consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Kamden Greatorex was excellent, going 1-for-3 with two runs and one triple. That triple was his first of the season. Another player making a difference was Jack Chapin, who went 2-for-3 with one run and one RBI.
The win made it two in a row for Reading Memorial and bumps their season record up to 8-2. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.5 runs over those games. As for Wakefield Memorial, the loss snapped their winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 8-3-1 record.
Reading Memorial has already played their next game, a 13-1 win against Wilmington on the 2nd. As for Wakefield Memorial, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next contest, a 9-1 victory against Lexington on the 2nd.
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