Westwood is on a seven-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Hopkinton is on a five-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Westwood Wolverines will take on the Hopkinton Hillers at 4:30 p.m. on Monday.
Last Wednesday, it was a hard-fought match, but Westwood had to settle for an 8-7 loss against Medfield.
Meanwhile, Hopkinton put the finishing touches on their eighth blowout victory of the season on Thursday. Everything went their way against Ashland as Hopkinton made off with a 17-3 win.
The team relied heavily on Holly Paharik, who scored four runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Leah O'Rourke, who scored four runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
Westwood's defeat dropped their record down to 11-3. As for Hopkinton, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season.
Westwood took their victory against Hopkinton when the teams last played back in April by a conclusive 12-6. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Hopkinton's Caroline Kane, who went 4-for-4 with four RBI, a run, and a double. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Westwood still be able to contain Kane? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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