Hopkinton dropped their record down to 5-3 on Thursday, which also ended the team's 14-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season. They took a 5-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Xaverian Brothers Hawks. The Hillers were not able to make up for their loss to the Hawks from their previous meeting back in April of 2024.
Dylan Ruff put in work while hitting and pitching. He pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Ruff was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with one stolen base and two RBI.
Ruff wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Nick Pedroli, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with one triple and one stolen base. That triple marked the first that Pedroli has hit this season.
As for Xaverian Brothers, the victory was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 7-1. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games.
On Xaverian Brothers' side, the team relied heavily on Jack O'Neil, who went 1-for-3 with one home run, four RBI, and two runs. Those four RBI gave O'Neil a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Mike O'Keefe, who got on base in two of his three plate appearances with three stolen bases and one run.
Coming up, Hopkinton will square off against North Attleborough at 12:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The Rocketeers' pitching crew has only allowed 2.3 runs per game this season, so the Hillers' hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Xaverian Brothers, they will welcome Taunton at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Hawks 3.5, the Tigers 1.4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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