The Dedham Marauders will face off against the Holliston Panthers at 4:15 p.m. on Monday. Dedham will be strutting in after a victory while Holliston will be coming in after a defeat.
On Friday, Dedham earned a 5-2 win over Bellingham. The Marauders haven't had any issues with the Blackhawks recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive victory against them.
Sophia Barone looked comfortable as she pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Liana Florio, who went 2-for-3 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI. That's the most RBI she has posted since back in May of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Alaina Martin, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Holliston came up short against Norwood on Wednesday and fell 6-1. The loss continues a trend for the Panthers in their meetings with the Mustangs: they've now lost three in a row.
Holliston saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Isabella Weidman, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base and one RBI.
The win got Dedham back to even at 2-2-1. As for Holliston, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-2.
Dedham came out on top in a nail-biter against Holliston in their previous meeting back in May of 2024, sneaking past 2-1. Will the Marauders repeat their success, or do the Panthers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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