Winchendon faced Lawrence Academy in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Monday. The Wapiti's pitchers stepped up to hand the Spartans a 15-0 shutout. The victory continues a trend for the Wapiti in their matchups with the Spartans: they've now won four in a row.
Jack Cronin looked comfortable as he struck out six batters over 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and only one walk).
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Ryan Ruggiero, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with one home run, four runs, and three RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of CJ Jones, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with three runs and two RBI.
Winchendon always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .595. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Lawrence Academy only posted an OBP of .176.
| 04/21/25 - Away | 15-0 W |
| 03/30/24 - Home | 5-3 W |
| 05/05/23 - Home | 5-4 W |
| 04/14/23 - Away | 17-4 W |
| 04/15/22 - Away | 0-1 L |
| 04/19/19 - Away | 2-5 L |
Winchendon's win bumped their record up to 8-5. As for Lawrence Academy, their loss ended a ten-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 3-3.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Winchendon will take on Phillips Academy at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Lawrence Academy, they will face off against Rivers at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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