The Walpole Timberwolves will be defending their home field for the first time this season when they go up against the Xaverian Brothers Hawks at 11:00 a.m. on Monday. The last three games Walpole has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Walpole fell victim to Weymouth and their airtight pitching crew on Wednesday. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 1-0 to the Wildcats, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
Meanwhile, Xaverian Brothers faced Taunton in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. The Hawks took a 5-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Tigers. The Hawks' defeat signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.
Xaverian Brothers saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nolan Rappoli, who went 1-for-2 with one run and one double.
Walpole's loss was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 3-5. Even worse, they were so close so many times: the defeats came by an average of only one runs. As for Xaverian Brothers, their loss dropped their record down to 7-2.
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