The Dedham Marauders are taking a road trip to square off against the Holliston Panthers at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Dedham has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with three straight losses, while Holliston will come in with six straight victories.
Dedham lost 12-2 to Westwood on Monday.
Dedham saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jimmy Doyle, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one RBI.
Meanwhile, Holliston owes their pitching crew a big pat on the back after their performance on Monday. They had just enough and edged out Norwood 2-0.
Lucas Engel was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going a perfect 3-for-3 with one double and one RBI. Those three hits gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Drew Kafka, who went 1-for-3 with one triple, one run, and one RBI. That triple was his first of the season.
Holliston's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-6. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Dedham, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-9.
Dedham came up short against Holliston in their previous matchup back in April, falling 5-1. Can the Marauders avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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