Dover-Sherborn is 0-4 against Norwood since May of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Dover-Sherborn Raiders will be playing in front of their home fans against the Norwood Mustangs at 4:15 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Dover-Sherborn: 2.5, Norwood: 3.5) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Norwood is hoping to do on Wednesday what Dedham couldn't on Monday: put an end to Dover-Sherborn's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Dover-Sherborn's pitchers stepped up to hand Dedham a 10-0 shutout. With that victory, Dover-Sherborn brought their scoring average up to 6.4 runs per game.
Dover-Sherborn got a great performance from Matt Howell as he didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. Howell has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings every time he's pitched this season.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Ross Lipsky, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was John Clark, who scored two runs and stole two bases.
Meanwhile, Norwood suffered a rough 10-2 defeat at the hands of Westwood on Monday.
Dover-Sherborn's win bumped their record up to 6-2. As for Norwood, their loss dropped their record down to an identical 6-2.
Dover-Sherborn might still be hurting after the 8-1 defeat they got from Norwood when the teams last played back in May of 2023. Will Dover-Sherborn have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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