The Reading Memorial Rockets will take on the Dartmouth Indians on Saturday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Reading Memorial sitting on ten straight victories and Dartmouth on five.
Reading Memorial is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Hopkinton a 2-0 shutout. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Rockets have posted since April 30th.
Grady Ventura
| 06/04/25 vs Hopkinton | 1 |
| 05/24/25 @ Belmont | 2 |
| 05/13/25 @ Arlington | 2 |
| 05/02/25 @ Wilmington | 1 |
The result came thanks to Grady Ventura's shutout, as he gave up just a hit and racked up seven Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Reading Memorial's victory was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Kamden Greatorex, who went 2-for-3 with two runs.
Meanwhile, Dartmouth won against Shepherd Hill Regional on Wednesday with nine runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Thursday. The Indians beat the Rams by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 9-5.
Dartmouth's win was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 19-5. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.1 runs on average over those games. As for Reading Memorial, their win bumped their record up to 19-3.
Reading Memorial came out on top in a nail-biter against Dartmouth in their previous matchup back in June of 2022, sneaking past 4-3. Do the Rockets have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Indians turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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