Chelsea is 0-4 against Somerville since April of 2022 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Chelsea Red Devils will stay at home for another game and welcome the Somerville Highlanders at 4:00 p.m. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Chelsea is headed into the matchup fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Everything went their way against Neighborhood House Charter on Friday as Chelsea made off with a 14-6 win. The high-scoring effort was just what Chelsea needed considering they were shutout in their previous match.
Jeanluis Soto made a big impact no matter where he played. 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, Chelsea let Leudy Sanchez and Elijah Rivera loose on the outfield. 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. Xavier Santiago was another key contributor, scoring a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Wednesday Somerville sidestepped Revere for a 3-2 victory.
Chelsea's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 5-11. As for Somerville, they pushed their record up to 13-4 with that victory, which was their fifth straight at home.
Chelsea might still be hurting after the 12-0 defeat they got from Somerville in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Will Chelsea have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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