Mashpee has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will challenge the Cohasset Skippers at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Given that the pair suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
On Monday, Mashpee came up short against Monomoy and fell 6-2.
Meanwhile, Cohasset was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat. They fell just short of Carver by a score of 8-6.
Luc LeFevre was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. He struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and four unearned) runs off five hits. LeFevre was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-4 with a stolen base and two RBI.
In other batting news, Tucker Bliss was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-4 with three RBI and a double. Kevin Sweet was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
Mashpee has traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last eight games, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-8 record this season. As for Cohasset, their loss dropped their record down to 5-9.
Mashpee couldn't quite finish off Cohasset in their previous matchup back in April and fell 2-0. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of LeFevre, who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out nine over six innings pitched. Now that Mashpee knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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