The Nauset Regional Warriors will take on the Martha's Vineyard Regional Vineyarders at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Having struggled with 12 defeats in a row, Nauset Regional turned things around against Dennis-Yarmouth Regional on Wednesday. They won by a run and slipped past the Dolphins 3-2. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Warriors have posted since June 1, 2024.
Meanwhile, it may have taken ten innings to finish the job, but Martha's Vineyard Regional ultimately got the result they hoped for on Thursday. They walked away with a 5-1 win over East Bridgewater. That looming 5-1 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Vineyarders yet this season.
Hunter Johnson made a big impact no matter where he played. He pitched 9.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off seven hits. Johnson was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his five plate appearances with one stolen base and one run.
Johnson wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Eli Bryant, who went 1-for-4 with one RBI. That RBI was Bryant's first of the season.
The victory made it two in a row for Martha's Vineyard Regional and bumps their season record up to 5-6. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 8 runs in those games. As for Nauset Regional, their victory was their first in the league, bumping their league record up to 1-4 and their overall record up to 2-13.
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