The Agawam Brownies will face off against the Belchertown Orioles at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
If Agawam beats Belchertown with eight runs on Thursday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two matches with that exact score. The Brownies' pitchers stepped up to hand Taconic an 8-0 shutout on Wednesday. Winning may never get old, but the Brownies sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Belchertown). Everything went their way against Holyoke on Tuesday as they made off with an 11-4 win. The Orioles haven't had any issues with the Purple Knights recently, as the game was their third consecutive victory against them.
Belchertown got a massive performance out of Josh Misiaszek, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with two stolen bases, three doubles, and two runs. That's the most runs Misiaszek has posted since back in May of 2024. Thatcher Rudnik was another key player, getting on base in four of his five plate appearances with two stolen bases, two runs, and one double.
Belchertown hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. The team has now struck out at least three batters in three consecutive contests.
Agawam pushed their record up to 4-3 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.3 runs on average over those games. As for Belchertown, their win bumped their record up to 3-4.
Everything went Agawam's way against Belchertown in their previous matchup back in May of 2024, as Agawam made off with a 10-0 victory. Do the Brownies have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Orioles turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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