After a string of eight wins, West Boylston's good fortune finally ran out on Wednesday. They fell just short of the Maynard Tigers by a score of 3-1. West Boylston was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Maynard apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played on May 1st.
For Maynard's part, Jillian Macfarlane spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered one run (which was unearned) on one hit and racked up 12 Ks. Macfarlane has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in 12 consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Maynard's victory was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Ryleigh Raschi, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
West Boylston's defeat ended an eight-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 9-3. As for Maynard, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-6 record this season.
West Boylston does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Maynard, they are on the road again on Friday to play Narragansett Regional at 4:00 p.m. Maynard's pitching crew has only allowed 3.5 runs per game this season, so Narragansett Regional's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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