The King Philip Regional Warriors will square off against the Stoughton Black Knights at 3:45 p.m. on Thursday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
King Philip Regional is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Massachusetts' top teams: Taunton, who was ranked fourth at the time (King Philip Regional was ranked seventh). The Warriors' pitcher stepped up to hand the Tigers a 2-0 shutout on Wednesday.
Cam Hasenfus
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Not much got past Cam Hasenfus, who gave up just four hits and racked up eight Ks to keep Taunton off the board. Hasenfus has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than one walk in five consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, King Philip Regional saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Alex Lutfy, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Stoughton came up short against Canton on Wednesday, falling 7-1. The Black Knights have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
King Philip Regional's win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-1. The home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.8 runs over those games. As for Stoughton, their loss dropped their record down to 3-9.
Everything went King Philip Regional's way against Stoughton in their previous matchup back in April of 2024, as King Philip Regional made off with an 11-5 win. Will the Warriors repeat their success, or do the Black Knights have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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