The Mascoma Royals will face off against the Kearsarge Cougars at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with nine consecutive losses dating back to last season for Mascoma and three for Kearsarge.
Fall Mountain hit Mascoma with a seven-run second inning on Thursday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Royals came up short against the Wildcats, falling 13-3.
Nic Defelice was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one double. The team also got some help courtesy of Lucas Petty, who got on base in two of his three plate appearances with one stolen base and one run.
Fans were treated to a battle of the Cougars on Wednesday. Kearsarge might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 13-4 to Derryfield, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
Mascoma's loss dropped their record down to 0-8. As for Kearsarge, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-9.
Mascoma got the 'W' when the teams last played back in May of 2025 against Kearsarge by a conclusive 23-10 score. Will the Royals repeat their success, or do the Cougars have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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