The Milford Hawks will face off against the Franklin Panthers at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Franklin took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Milford, who comes in off a win.
Milford took a loss when they played away from home on Wednesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Saturday. They walked away with a 7-2 victory over Bellingham.
Avery Macchi spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on seven hits and racked up nine Ks.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Amelia Maloney, who went 2-for-3 with three stolen bases and three runs. That's the most runs she has posted since back in April. The team also got some help courtesy of Liana Chiccarelli, who went 2-for-4 with three RBI and one run.
Milford was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .433. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Bellingham only posted a batting average of .241.
Meanwhile, Franklin unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Saturday. They took a 6-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of Bridgewater-Raynham. Having soared to a lofty ten runs in the game before, the Panthers couldn't push the score so high this time.
Franklin now has a losing record of 4-5. As for Milford, the win got them back to even at 9-9.
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