Northampton and Amherst-Pelham Regional are an even 3-3 against one another since April of 2015, but likely not for long. The Northampton Blue Devils are on the road again on Wednesday to play the Amherst-Pelham Regional Hurricanes at 5:00 p.m.
Northampton's hitters might be in the hot seat on Wednesday considering what happened against Longmeadow on Friday. They lost 13-0 to the Lancers. Having soared to a lofty 15 runs in the game before, Northampton's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Amherst-Pelham Regional never got on the board in their matchup on Friday, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against Chicopee last Monday. Everything went their way against the Pacers as they made off with a 13-6 win. With that victory, Amherst-Pelham Regional brought their scoring average up to 6.3 runs per game.
Elijah Rubinstein and Spencer Waite made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Rubinstein struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and four unearned) runs off three hits. Meanwhile, Waite pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. At the plate, Rubinstein went 3-for-4 with three RBI, while Waite scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-5.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Neil Cunniffe, who scored three runs and stole three bases while going 3-for-4. Matt Hockman was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 1-for-3.
Northampton's defeat dropped their record down to 2-15. As for Amherst-Pelham Regional, their win bumped their record up to 6-13.
Everything went Northampton's way against Amherst-Pelham Regional in their previous matchup last Tuesday as Northampton made off with a 15-7 victory. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Rubinstein, who struck out seven batters over 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Northampton still be able to contain Rubinstein? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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