For the second straight game, Watchung Hills Regional will face off against Somerville. The Warriors will be playing in front of their home fans against the Pioneers at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday. Watchung Hills Regional is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last four games.
Watchung Hills Regional's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They blew past Somerville 9-0.
ETHAN BYRD was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. BYRD was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, one double, and one RBI. Those two stolen bases gave him a new career-high.
In other pitching news, ROB CENTAMORE tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run while striking out nine over 5.1 innings pitched.
Back at the plate, JACOB JACONSKI and STEFANO DiGERONIMO did most of the damage at the plate: JACONSKI scored two runs while going 3-for-4, while DiGERONIMO scored a run while going 2-for-5. The dominant performance also gave DiGERONIMO a new career-high in doubles (two). ISAAC RUSSELL was another key player, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-1.
Watchung Hills Regional was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .444. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Watchung Hills Regional pushed their record up to 5-1 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.7 runs on average over those games. As for Somerville, their loss dropped their record down to 3-2.
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