Wellesley had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3 runs), and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Grafton Gators and snuck past 8-6. That's two games straight that Wellesley has won by exactly two runs.
For Grafton's part, Anthony Parlante and Jake Mayerhauser stepped up to the plate in a big way. Parlante scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances, while Mayerhauser went 3-for-4 with a double and an RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Charlie Law, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Wellesley pushed their record up to 14-5 with that win, which was their fifth straight on the road. As for Grafton, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 12-8 record this season.
Wellesley will look to defend their home field on Friday against Andover at 4:15 p.m. Andover's pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so Wellesley's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Grafton, they will head out on the road to face off against Algonquin Regional at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. Grafton is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.6 runs per game this season.
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