The Hopedale Blue Raiders will head out to take on the Bay Path RVT Minutemen at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Hopedale's pitching crew has only allowed 2.4 runs per game this season, so Bay Path RVT's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Hopedale fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against Maynard on Monday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Tigers by a score of 5-4. The Blue Raiders' loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Meanwhile, while it was Bay Path RVT who put the first runs on the board on Tuesday, it was Doherty Memorial who put up more. The Minutemen took a 9-4 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Highlanders. The Minutemen haven't had much luck with the Highlanders recently, as the team has come up short the last four times they've met.
Savannah Steiner made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-4 with two RBI, one run, and one double. The team also got some help courtesy of Aliyah Gonyea, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base and one run.
Bay Path RVT's defeat dropped their record down to 9-9. As for Hopedale, their loss dropped their record down to 7-3.
Hopedale came out on top in a nail-biter against Bay Path RVT in their previous meeting back in May of 2024, sneaking past 8-6. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Blue Raiders 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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