The Ware Indians will take on the Amherst-Pelham Regional Hurricanes at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The timing is sure in Ware's favor as the squad sits on 11 straight wins at home (dating back to last season) while Amherst-Pelham Regional has been banged up by six consecutive losses on the road.
Ware easily dispatched Palmer on Wednesday, but unfortunately both the margin and the ultimate result were a different story in this one. The Indians fell just short of Taconic by a score of 6-4 on Sunday. The loss was the Indians' first of the season.
Ware saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jack Gaudreau, who went 2-for-4 with one stolen base and one run.
Southwick Regional hit Amherst-Pelham Regional with a 13-run fifth inning on Friday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Hurricanes lost 14-3 to the Rams.
Amherst-Pelham Regional's defeat dropped their record down to 1-12. As for Ware, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 12-1.
Amherst-Pelham Regional's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Ware has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 9.2 hits per game. It's a different story for Amherst-Pelham Regional, though, as they've been averaging 10.1 hits. Given Ware's sizable advantage in that area, the Hurricanes will need to find a way to close that gap.
Ware took their win against Amherst-Pelham Regional in their previous matchup back in April of 2024 by a conclusive 10-1 score. Will the Indians repeat their success, or do the Hurricanes have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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