The Stoughton Black Knights are taking a road trip to take on the King Philip Regional Warriors at 3:45 p.m. on Thursday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Stoughton lost 7-1 to Canton on Wednesday. The Black Knights have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, King Philip Regional faced Taunton in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Wednesday. The Warriors narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Tigers 2-0.
Not much got past Cam Hasenfus, who gave up just four hits and racked up eight Ks to keep Taunton off the board. Hasenfus has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than one walk in five consecutive appearances.
At the plate, King Philip Regional saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Alex Lutfy, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base and one RBI.
King Philip Regional pushed their record up to 11-1 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.8 runs on average over those games. As for Stoughton, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-9.
Stoughton suffered a grim 11-5 defeat to King Philip Regional in their previous meeting back in April of 2024. Can the Black Knights avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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