The Conant Orioles are taking a road trip to square off against the Derryfield Cougars at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Conant's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They blew past Winnisquam 19-0. That 19 run margin sets a new team best for the Orioles this season.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Derryfield, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Monday. They put the hurt on Newfound Regional with a sharp 10-0 win on Wednesday. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Cougars considering their one-run performance the match before.
Jake Larson was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only two hits while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Larson was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one double. That double marked the first that he has hit this season.
In other batting news, Derryfield got a big performance out of Adam Willett, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one run and one RBI. Another player making a difference was Keith Townsend, who went 1-for-3 with two runs and one RBI.
Derryfield's victory was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-1. Those home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.9 runs over those games. As for Conant, their record now sits at 4-1.
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