The Bellingham Blackhawks will head out on the road to take on the Medfield Warriors at 3:45 p.m. on Friday. Bellingham is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season.
Bellingham is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Hopkinton just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Wednesday. They took a 12-7 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Hillers.
Tyler Ladouceur was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-4 with a home run and two runs.
Meanwhile, Medfield was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They suffered a rough 9-2 loss at the hands of Dedham.
Medfield saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Danny Vazquez, who went 2-for-3 with a home run. Vazquez has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Nick Hasapidis, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base, a double, and an RBI.
Even though they lost, Medfield didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with eight strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Bellingham's record is now 5-3. As for Medfield, their record is now 1-5.
Bellingham might still be hurting after the 14-0 defeat they got from Medfield when the teams last played back in May of 2023. Thankfully for Bellingham, Jack Collins (who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 11 over seven innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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