Bellingham extended their losing streak to eight on Wednesday, dropping their season record down to 1-10 in the process. They took a 6-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Hopkinton Hillers. The game snapped a strange streak: the last four times these teams have met, it?s been the away team that?s taken home the W.
Payton Young was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he tossed six innings while giving up three earned (and three unearned) runs off five hits.
At the plate, Bellingham saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Sam Elliott, who went 1-for-3 with one run.
As for Hopkinton, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.6 runs on average over those games.
On Hopkinton's side, Nick Pedroli made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out six batters over four innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off six hits. Those six strikeouts gave Pedroli a new career-high. He was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with two runs, one triple, and one RBI.
In other pitching news, Landon Fitzgibbon looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
Coming up, Bellingham will face off against Dover-Sherborn at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Hopkinton, they will take on Holliston at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. The Panthers will roll in looking for their fifth straight victory, something the Hillers surely won't give up without a fight.
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