The Shrewsbury Colonials will face off against the Leominster Blue Devils at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Shrewsbury 3.2, Leominster 2.5) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Leominster will be up against a hot Shrewsbury team: the squad just extended their winning streak to four. The Colonials came out on top against Wachusett Regional by a score of 4-1 on Thursday. While the Colonials didn't have the best season last year (they finished 7-13), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Meanwhile, Leominster didn't have quite enough to beat Algonquin Regional on Wednesday and fell 4-3. The loss was the Blue Devils' first of the season.
Shrewsbury pushed their record up to 4-0 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. The road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.7 runs over those games. As for Leominster, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 3-1.
Shrewsbury suffered a grim 10-0 defeat to Leominster in their previous matchup back in May of 2024. Can the Colonials avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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