Xaverian Brothers and Plymouth North are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2018, but likely not for long. The Hawks will be playing at home against the Eagles at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Xaverian Brothers is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.1 runs per game this season.
Xaverian Brothers hadn't beaten Walpole on the road since April 18, 2016 but that history sure didn't bother them on Monday. The Hawks came out on top against the Timberwolves by a score of 6-2.
Paul McCarthy tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only two hits while striking out six over five innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive appearances.
Jack O'Neil
| 04/21/25 @ Walpole | 3 |
| 04/09/25 vs Catholic Memorial | 2 |
| 04/04/25 vs Holliston | 2 |
| 06/08/24 vs Durfee | 2 |
| 04/19/25 vs Taunton | 1 |
On the hitting side, Jack O'Neil and Nolan Rappoli did most of the damage at the plate: O'Neil went a perfect 3-for-3 with three stolen bases and three runs, while Rappoli went 1-for-2 with three RBI, one triple, and one stolen base. Those three hits gave O'Neil a new career-high. Greyson Mazza also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
Meanwhile, Plymouth North entered their tilt with Duxbury on Thursday with four consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with five. They walked away with an 8-3 victory over the Dragons.
Plymouth North's win was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-2. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average this season. As for Xaverian Brothers, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-2 record this season.
Everything went Xaverian Brothers' way against Plymouth North in their previous matchup back in May of 2024, as Xaverian Brothers made off with an 8-1 win. Will the Hawks repeat their success, or do the Eagles have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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