The Shepherd Hill Regional Rams will challenge the Nashoba Regional Wolves at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Shepherd Hill Regional has four straight victories, Nashoba Regional has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
If Shepherd Hill Regional beats Nashoba Regional with 12 runs on Wednesday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two matchups with that exact score. The Rams didn't even let North Middlesex Regional on the board on Monday, marking the Rams' second-straight 12-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for the Rams, who have now won four games by nine runs or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, Nashoba Regional started off well but failed to capitalize on an early lead against Algonquin Regional. They took a 12-8 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Titans on Monday.
Emily Bechara put in work no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing seven innings while giving up just two earned (and ten unearned) runs off eight hits. Bechara was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with one run and one RBI.
In other batting news, Jenna Gael made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with one home run and three runs. Another player making a difference was Chloe Hughes, who went 1-for-4 with three RBI and one triple.
Shepherd Hill Regional's win was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-1. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.7 runs on average over those games. As for Nashoba Regional, they now have a losing record of 4-5.
Shepherd Hill Regional took their win against Nashoba Regional when the teams last played two weeks ago by a conclusive 12-0 score. Do the Rams have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Wolves turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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