The Monadnock Huskies will square off against the Newfound Regional Bears at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Monadnock will be strutting in after a victory while Newfound Regional will be coming in after a loss.
Monadnock is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Hampshire's top teams: Campbell, who was ranked 24th at the time (Monadnock was ranked 16th). The Huskies sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 6-5 win over Campbell on Wednesday. The victory continues a trend for the Huskies in their matchups with Campbell: they've now won five in a row.
Meanwhile, Newfound Regional fought the good fight in their extra-innings match against Campbell on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of Campbell by a score of 7-6.
Monadnock pushed their record up to 11-3 with the win, which was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season. Those road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.0 runs over those games. As for Newfound Regional, they have been struggling recently as they've lost seven of their last eight games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 5-7 record this season.
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