The Durfee Hilltoppers will head out on the road to take on the Somerset Berkley Regional Raiders at 3:45 p.m. on Wednesday. Durfee will be looking to extend their current eight-game winning streak.
Durfee is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Massachusetts' top teams: Barnstable, who was ranked 22nd in their home state at the time (Durfee was ranked tenth). Durfee came out on top against Barnstable by a score of 6-3 on Monday.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Somerset Berkley Regional, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. They skirted past Case 4-3.
Will Dionne tossed a big game, pitching 6.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than six innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Somerset Berkley Regional let Luke Thornton and Jayden Cruz loose on the outfield. Thornton scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4, while Cruz scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Durfee's win was their tenth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 17-3. As for Somerset Berkley Regional, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-4 record this season.
Durfee came out on top in a nail-biter against Somerset Berkley Regional when the teams last played back in April, sneaking past 1-0. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Dionne, who struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Durfee still be able to contain Dionne? There's only one way to find out.
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