Dennis-Yarmouth Regional is on a three-game streak of home wins, while Sandwich is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Dennis-Yarmouth Regional Dolphins will take on the Sandwich Blue Knights at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Dennis-Yarmouth Regional's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They blew past Nantucket 10-0. The high-scoring effort was just what Dennis-Yarmouth Regional needed considering they were shutout in their previous contest.
John Richard was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out nine over five innings pitched. Richard was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances. He has been hot recently, having posted two or more stolen bases the last three times he's played.
In other batting news, Alex Finn was incredible, going 2-for-3 with four RBI, two doubles, and a stolen base. Oliver Doto was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Sandwich sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-1 victory over East Bridgewater on Wednesday.
Dennis-Yarmouth Regional is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a massive bump to their 9-11 record this season. As for Sandwich, their win bumped their record up to 12-6.
Dennis-Yarmouth Regional took their victory against Sandwich in their previous matchup last Monday by a conclusive 8-0. Does Dennis-Yarmouth Regional have another victory up their sleeve, or will Sandwich turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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