The Norwood Mustangs will head out to challenge the Hopkinton Hillers at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Norwood came into their game on Monday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They lost 15-2 to Westwood. The loss continues a trend for the Mustangs in their meetings with the Wolverines: they've now lost four in a row.
Meanwhile, Hopkinton entered their tilt with Dedham on Monday with eight consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with nine. They put the hurt on the Marauders with a sharp 17-6 win. The Hillers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 13 contests by six runs or more this season.
Hopkinton pushed their record up to 16-3 with the victory, which was their sixth straight on the road. Those road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.5 runs on average over those games. As for Norwood, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-7.
Norwood came out on top in a nail-biter against Hopkinton when the teams last played back in April, sneaking past 9-8. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Mustangs 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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