The Doherty Memorial Highlanders will look to take advantage of their home field for the first time this season as they take on the Grafton Gators at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
Doherty Memorial is coming home in high spirits after they had to open their season on the road against Burncoat. The Highlanders' pitchers stepped up to hand the Patriots an 11-0 shutout on Thursday. Surprisingly, this marked the fifth straight game that the away team has come away the victor.
Hannah Kursonis made a big impact no matter where she played. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out six over four innings pitched. Kursonis was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-5.
Audrey Lefebvre
| 04/10/25 @ Burncoat | 5 |
| 05/20/24 @ Westborough | 3 |
| 05/06/24 @ Shrewsbury | 3 |
| 05/02/24 vs South Hadley | 3 |
| 04/29/24 @ South Community/University Park/Claremont Academy | 3 |
In other batting news, Audrey Lefebvre was incredible, going 4-for-5 with one home run, five RBI, and two runs. Those five RBI gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Sarah DeFusco, who went 2-for-4 with two runs, one triple, and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Grafton got the win against Quaboag Regional on Wednesday by a conclusive 23-9. The Gators haven't had any issues with the Cougars recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive victory against them.
Everything went Doherty Memorial's way against Grafton in their previous meeting back in April of 2024, as Doherty Memorial made off with a 12-2 win. Will the Highlanders repeat their success, or do the Gators have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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