Medfield came tearing into Wednesday's contest with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9.3 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They had just enough and edged the Westwood Wolverines out 8-7. For Medfield, this counts as revenge for the 13-7 defeat Westwood walked away with the last time they faced one another back in April.
Kaelyn Larkin made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching seven innings while giving up four earned (and three unearned) runs off seven hits. Larkin was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Ashley Fessenden was excellent, going 1-for-4 with a home run, a stolen base, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Tess Baacke, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
On Westwood's side, Abby Johnson made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored three runs while going 1-for-3.
Even though they lost, Westwood didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with nine strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Medfield only tossed four.
Medfield pushed their record up to 9-7 with that win, which was their third straight at home. As for Westwood, their loss dropped their record down to 11-3.
Medfield will head out on the road to challenge Framingham at 3:45 p.m. on Friday. Medfield has given up an average of 6.1 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week. As for Westwood, they will be playing at home against Hopkinton at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Westwood is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.5 runs per game this season.
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