Durfee is 2-8 against Taunton since May of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Durfee Hilltoppers will head out on the road to take on the Taunton Tigers at 4:00 p.m. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Durfee: 2.9, Taunton: 2.1) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Durfee is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Somerset Berkley Regional just ended the team's eight-game winning streak on Wednesday. They fell just short of the Raiders by a score of 1-0. Considering the last time Durfee couldn't score was back in April, the team can't take the result too hard.
Milford typically has all the answers at home, but on Tuesday Taunton proved too difficult a challenge. They came out on top against the Scarlet Hawks by a score of 5-1. Winning may never get old, but Taunton sure is getting used to it with their seventh in a row.
Durfee's defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 17-4. As for Taunton, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 17-4 record this season.
Durfee skirted past Taunton 3-2 in their previous matchup back in April. The rematch might be a little tougher for Durfee 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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