The East Bridgewater Vikings will head out to take on the Sandwich Blue Knights at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (East Bridgewater 3.1, Sandwich 3.1) so any runs scored will be well earned.
On Tuesday, East Bridgewater was able to grind out a solid win over Rockland, taking the game 4-1. That's two games straight that the Vikings have won by exactly three runs.
Meanwhile, Sandwich came tearing into Monday's game with nine straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4 runs), and they left with even more momentum. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Bulldogs an 8-0 shutout.
Joe Coughlan was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over seven innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in three consecutive appearances. He was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in four of his five plate appearances with two stolen bases, one run, and one double. That's the most stolen bases he has posted since back in April.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Luke Morrison, who went 2-for-3 with three stolen bases. Those three stolen bases gave him a new career-high. James Niemiec was another key player, going 1-for-3 with one stolen base and one run.
Sandwich's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 13-5. Those road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.5 runs over those games. As for East Bridgewater, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 12-6.
East Bridgewater skirted past Sandwich 1-0 when the teams last played back in April. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Vikings 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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