The Xaverian Brothers Hawks will venture away from home to challenge the King Philip Regional Warriors on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Xaverian Brothers 3.2, King Philip Regional 1.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Xaverian Brothers heads in on the heels of a playoff contest on Thursday. They fell just short of Franklin by a score of 5-3. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Hawks have suffered since May 15, 2024.
Xaverian Brothers got a good showing from Abe Anderson, who tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off four hits. Anderson has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in 11 consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Xaverian Brothers saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jake Lonardo, who went 2-for-3 with one RBI.
Meanwhile, King Philip Regional faced North Andover in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Wednesday. The Warriors beat the Scarlet Knights by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 9-2. The Warriors might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won ten matchups by six runs or more this season.
The victory was the sixth in a row for King Philip Regional, bringing their record up to 21-4. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.5 runs over those games. As for Xaverian Brothers, their loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 16-6.
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