
Rockets
| 04/10/26 @ Braintree | 3 |
| 04/08/26 vs Brookline | 20 |
| 04/06/26 vs Weymouth | 13 |
| 03/26/26 @ North Attleborough | 13 |
Needham hasn't had much luck against Walpole recently, but that could start to change on Monday. The Rockets will head out to square off against the Timberwolves at 4:00 p.m. Needham is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.8 runs per game this season.
The home team had won the previous four meetings between Needham and Braintree, and Braintree kept the tradition alive. The Rockets took a 7-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Wamps on Friday. The contest marked the Rockets' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Kaitlyn Cheng put in work while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching six innings while giving up just two earned (and five unearned) runs off eight hits. Cheng was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with two runs and two doubles.
Cheng wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Liv Kirschner, who went 1-for-4 with one stolen base, one double, and one RBI. That double was Kirschner's first of the season.
Walpole came out on top against Framingham on Friday thanks in part to the team's impressive six-run third inning. The Timberwolves put the hurt on the Flyers with a sharp 8-1 victory. The Timberwolves haven't had any issues with the Flyers recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive win against them.
Having lost for the first time this season, Needham fell to 4-1. As for Walpole, the victory got them back to even at 1-1.
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