The Wachusett Regional Mountaineers are taking a road trip to challenge the Shrewsbury Colonials at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Wachusett Regional's pitching crew has only allowed 3.7 runs per game this season, so Shrewsbury's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Wachusett Regional came into their game on Wednesday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They came up short against Algonquin Regional, falling 7-0.
Wachusett Regional got a good showing from Jack Hehir, who pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. The dominant performance also gave Hehir a new career-low in walks (zero).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Shrewsbury). They were the clear victors by a 12-0 margin over Doherty Memorial on Monday. The team's explosion at the plate also rewarded the Colonials with their most commanding win of the season.
Shrewsbury pushed their record up to 9-1 with the victory, which was their sixth straight on the road. Those road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.3 runs over those games. As for Wachusett Regional, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-6.
Wachusett Regional couldn't quite get it done against Shrewsbury when the teams last played back in April as they fell 4-1. Can the Mountaineers avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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