Wachusett Regional hasn't had much luck against Leominster recently, but that could start to change on Wednesday. The Mountaineers will take on the Blue Devils at 4:00 p.m. Wachusett Regional will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last.
Things were looking good for Wachusett Regional after they put the first runs on the board on Monday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They fell just short of Central by a score of 6-5.
Matt Moreno was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out six batters over 6.1 innings while giving up five earned runs off three hits.
At the plate, Ryan Flaherty was cooking despite his team's loss, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with three RBI and one double. Those RBI were his first of the season. The team also got some help courtesy of Brendan Mariani, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Leominster didn't have quite enough to beat Shrewsbury on Friday and fell 3-2. That's two games in a row now that the Blue Devils have lost by just one run.
This is the second loss in a row for Leominster and nudges their season record down to 3-2. Even worse, they were so close both times: the defeats came by an average of only one runs. As for Wachusett Regional, their loss dropped their record down to 2-4.
Wachusett Regional came up short against Leominster in their previous meeting back in May of 2024, falling 8-4. Can the Mountaineers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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