Shepherd Hill Regional hit Doherty Memorial with a four-run fifth inning on Sunday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Highlanders fell just short of the Rams by a score of 6-5. The Highlanders were not able to make up for their defeat to the Rams from their previous meeting back in May of 2024.
Mikey O'Connell was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, one run, and one double. The team also got some help courtesy of Harper Cross, who went 1-for-2 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
Doherty Memorial's loss was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 7-9. Even worse, they were so close so many times: the defeats came by an average of only 1.75 runs. As for Shepherd Hill Regional, the win was the ninth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 12-3.
Coming up, Doherty Memorial will challenge Northbridge at 3:45 p.m. on Tuesday. The Rams' pitching crew has only allowed three runs per game this season, so the Highlanders' hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Shepherd Hill Regional, they will take on Algonquin Regional at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Rams 3.5, the Titans 3.1) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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