The Easthampton/Hampshire Eagles will venture away from home to take on the Westfield Technical Academy Tigers at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Easthampton/Hampshire is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They put the hurt on Holyoke with a sharp 11-0 win on Wednesday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Patrick Larson
| 05/07/25 @ Holyoke | 2 |
| 04/28/25 vs South Hadley | 2 |
| 04/18/25 @ Frontier Regional | 2 |
| 05/02/25 vs Frontier Regional | 1 |
| 04/30/25 vs Hampshire Regional | 1 |
| + 2 more games |
The team relied heavily on Patrick Larson, who went 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, three RBI, and two runs. He has become a key player for Easthampton/Hampshire: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least two stolen bases, but 1-10 otherwise. Chris Gallagher was another key player, going a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double.
Easthampton/Hampshire always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .567. The last time their OBP was this high was was before the start of last season.
Meanwhile, Westfield Technical Academy had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 14.3 runs) and they went ahead and made it seven on Wednesday. They skirted past the Vikings 3-1. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Tigers have posted against the Vikings since May 18, 2022.
Westfield Technical Academy pushed their record up to 10-1 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. The road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games. As for Easthampton/Hampshire, their victory bumped their record up to 3-11.
Easthampton/Hampshire came out on top in a nail-biter against Westfield Technical Academy in their previous matchup back in May of 2024, sneaking past 4-3. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Eagles 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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