Bellmont is 1-9 against Norwell since May of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Bellmont Braves will square off against the Norwell Knights at 11:00 a.m. Bellmont will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last.
Bellmont is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They put the hurt on Oak Hill with a sharp 15-3 win. Bellmont's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Meanwhile, it may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Norwell ultimately got the result they hoped for on Wednesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Peru and snuck past 6-4. The victory was nothing new for Norwell as they're now sitting on three straight.
Bellmont's win bumped their record up to 9-14. As for Norwell, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-7 record this season.
Bellmont came up short against Norwell in their previous matchup back in April, falling 6-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Norwell's Lane Lewis, who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out seven over seven innings pitched. Now that Bellmont knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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