The Andover Golden Warriors will head out on the road to challenge the Haverhill Hillies at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Haverhill will face off against a team with plenty of momentum: Andover extended their winning streak to four on Monday. The Golden Warriors blew past Lawrence 13-1. Considering the Golden Warriors have won four matches by more than seven runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Haverhill gave up the first runs on Monday, but they didn't let that get them down. They were the clear victors by an 11-2 margin over Lowell. The victory continues a trend for the Hillies in their matchups with the Red Raiders: they've now won three in a row.
Ava Moscaritolo (2027) and Cayla Irwin (2025) made a big impact no matter where they played. Throwing, Moscaritolo (2027) pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Irwin (2025) tossed four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits. At the plate, Moscaritolo (2027) got on base in four of her five plate appearances with one stolen base and one run, while Irwin (2025) got on base in three of her four plate appearances with one stolen base and one run. That stolen base marked the first that Irwin (2025) has snagged this season.
In other batting news, Haverhill got a massive performance out of Emma Proia (2027), who went 2-for-5 with six RBI, two runs, and two doubles. Another player making a difference was Gianna Pistone (2027), who went 3-for-4 with four RBI.
Haverhill was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .394. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Andover pushed their record up to 5-1 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.8 runs on average over those games. As for Haverhill, the win got them back to even at 5-5.
Andover was able to grind out a solid victory over Haverhill when the teams last played back in May of 2024, winning 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Golden Warriors since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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