The Waltham Hawks are taking a road trip to challenge the Somerville Highlanders at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Waltham couldn't beat Lincoln-Sudbury on Tuesday even though they stacked seven runs on them in the fifth inning. The Hawks lost 20-9 to the Warriors. The Hawks have struggled against the Warriors recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive lost meeting.
Waltham saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Madison Camilli, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI, one run, and one double. That run marked the first that Camilli has scored this season. Lilli Carey was another, earning two RBI and one run.
Meanwhile, Somerville was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They came up short against Lynn Classical, falling 18-6.
Somerville's defeat dropped their record down to 1-9. As for Waltham, they now have a losing record of 6-7.
Everything went Waltham's way against Somerville in their previous meeting back in April, as Waltham made off with a 26-5 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Hawks since the squad 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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