The Danvers Falcons will venture away from home to square off against the Wakefield Memorial Warriors at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday.
It was a Battle of the Birds when Danvers duked it out with Essex North Shore Agric & Tech School on Wednesday. The Falcons fell 5-1 to the Hawks. The matchup marked the Falcons' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Danvers saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Chase Richmond, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Wakefield Memorial entered their tilt with Wilmington on Tuesday with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They never let the Wildcats get on the board and left with a 4-0 win.
Danvers has traveled a rocky road recently, having lost four of their last five games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 8-10 record this season. Those losses can't be blamed on the team's pitching effort, having only surrendered 4.0 runs on average over those games. As for Wakefield Memorial, their victory bumped their record up to 14-5.
Danvers came out on top in a nail-biter against Wakefield Memorial when the teams last played back in June of 2021, sneaking past 1-0. Will the Falcons repeat their success, or do the Warriors have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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