The Wachusett Regional Mountaineers are taking a road trip to square off against the St. Paul Knights at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Wachusett Regional's pitching crew has only allowed 3.9 runs per game this season, so St. Paul's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
On Friday, Wachusett Regional didn't have quite enough to beat Catholic Memorial and fell 4-3. The Mountaineers haven't had much luck with the Knights recently, as the team has come up short the last four times they've met.
Ryan Flaherty made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-4 with one stolen base, one run, and one double. Connor Keany also deserves some recognition as he scored his first run of the season.
Meanwhile, after soaring to ten runs the game before, St. Paul was a bit more limited in their match on Wednesday. They fell just short of Shrewsbury by a score of 3-1. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Knights have suffered since April 9th.
St. Paul saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Colin Kreuz, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base and one run.
Wachusett Regional's record now sits at 7-10. As for St. Paul, their record is now 5-11.
Wachusett Regional beat St. Paul 4-1 in their previous matchup back in April. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Mountaineers since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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