The McCann Tech Hornets will challenge the Franklin County Tech Eagles at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Franklin County Tech will take on a team with plenty of momentum: McCann Tech extended their winning streak to four on Tuesday. The Hornets were the clear victors by a 19-2 margin over Mahar Regional. The Hornets might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won ten contests by six runs or more this season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Franklin County Tech). They put the hurt on Mount Greylock Regional with a sharp 15-7 win on Saturday. The victory continues a trend for the Eagles in their matchups with the Mounties: they've now won three in a row.
Brayleigh Burgh was a major factor no matter where she played. She struck out six batters over seven innings while giving up four earned (and three unearned) runs off seven hits. Burgh was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-5 with two RBI. That's the most RBI she has posted since back in April.
In other batting news, Lindsey Taylor and Charley Knight did most of the damage at the plate: Taylor went 4-for-5 with three runs, one stolen base, and two RBI, while Knight went 3-for-4 with four RBI and one double. Those four RBI gave Knight a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Sofia Melnik, who went 1-for-3 with two runs and one RBI.
McCann Tech's win bumped their record up to 12-1. As for Franklin County Tech, their victory bumped their record up to 6-12.
McCann Tech might still be hurting after the 16-0 defeat they got from Franklin County Tech in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Can the Hornets avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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