The Durfee Hilltoppers will head out on the road to take on the Bishop Feehan Shamrocks at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Durfee will be looking to extend their current three-game winning streak.
Durfee is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They came out on top against Dartmouth by a score of 12-8 on Wednesday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
Meanwhile, Bishop Feehan didn't have quite enough to beat St. Mary's on Monday and fell 4-2. The contest marked the Shamrocks' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Bishop Feehan got a good showing from Ryan Bessell, who tossed 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Bessell has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks any time he's pitched this season.
At the plate, Jack Johnson was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-3 with one home run. That home run marked the first that he launched this season.
Bishop Feehan's loss dropped their record down to 4-2. As for Durfee, their victory bumped their record up to 4-1.
Durfee was able to grind out a solid win over Bishop Feehan in their previous meeting back in May of 2016, winning 12-7. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Hilltoppers since the team 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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