The Norwood Mustangs will square off against the Dedham Marauders at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Norwood will be strutting in after a victory while Dedham will be coming in after a loss.
If Norwood beats Dedham with six runs on Wednesday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two contests with that exact score. The Mustangs' pitchers stepped up to hand Medfield a 6-0 shutout on Tuesday. The Mustangs not only won on Tuesday, but they posted their biggest win since March 25th (when they won 13-3).
Meanwhile, Dedham was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They lost 10-3 to Ashland.
Dedham saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jason Hamilton, who went 1-for-3 with one RBI. Chris Adams also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen bases of the season.
Norwood is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups. That's provided a massive bump to their 7-4 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.1 runs on average over those games. As for Dedham, their loss dropped their record down to 2-6.
Norwood came out on top in a nail-biter against Dedham when the teams last played back in May of 2025, sneaking past 2-1. Do the Mustangs have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Marauders turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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