Somerville is 4-0 against Chelsea since April of 2022, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Somerville Highlanders will head out on the road to take on the Chelsea Red Devils at 4:00 p.m. Somerville's pitching crew has only allowed 3.1 runs per game this season, so Chelsea's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Somerville took a loss when they played away from home last Monday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Wednesday. They had just enough and edged Revere out 3-2.
Meanwhile, Chelsea can finally bid farewell to their five-game losing streak thanks to their game on Friday. Everything went their way against Neighborhood House Charter as Chelsea made off with a 14-6 win. Chelsea's offense finally found a way to get into gear: the high-octane performance was a 180-degree turn from their last five games.
Jeanluis Soto made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 11 over four innings pitched. Soto has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances. Soto was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Leudy Sanchez and Elijah Rivera did most of the damage at the plate: Sanchez went 3-for-3 with three runs, four RBI, and a triple, while Rivera scored four runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Xavier Santiago, who scored a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Somerville is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-4 record this season. As for Chelsea, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 5-11.
Everything went Somerville's way against Chelsea in their previous matchup back in April of 2023 as Somerville made off with a 12-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Somerville since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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