The Westfield Bombers will head out on the road to take on the East Longmeadow Spartans at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Westfield's pitching crew has only allowed three runs per game this season, so East Longmeadow's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Westfield is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Massachusetts' top teams: Hampshire Regional, who was ranked first at the time (Westfield was ranked 12th). The Bombers fell just short of the Raiders by a score of 6-5 on Friday.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for East Longmeadow, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. They blew past Agawam 13-7 on Thursday. Considering the Spartans have won seven contests by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Angelina Leone was incredible, firing off three home runs while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Emma Maurer, who went 2-for-4 with one home run, two runs, and one stolen base.
They weren't the only ones working in the home run department: East Longmeadow lost a few balls and finished the game with four home runs. That's the most home runs they've managed all season.
East Longmeadow has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-2 record this season. The team dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 8.8 runs. As for Westfield, their defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 4-2.
Westfield took their victory against East Longmeadow in their previous meeting back in May of 2024 by a conclusive 6-0 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Bombers 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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