Lynn Vo-Tech had lost three straight on the road, but on Friday they dropped down to 12-7 to make it four. They took a 6-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Everett Crimson Tide. That's two games in a row now that the Tigers have lost by exactly five runs.
As for Everett, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-15. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 4 runs in those games.
For Everett's part, Derek Soper made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing seven innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Soper is becoming a predictor of Everett's success: when he allows at most one earned run the team is 2-1 (and 4-14 when he doesn't). Soper was also big at the plate, going a perfect 2-for-2 with two RBI. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in April.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on MJ Guida, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two stolen bases and two runs. Everett is 2-1 when Guida posts two or more stolen bases, but 4-14 otherwise.
Coming up, Lynn Vo-Tech will challenge Upper Cape Cod RVT at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Everett does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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