North Middlesex Regional had lost nine straight on the road dating back to last season, but on Wednesday they dropped their record down to 0-10 to make it ten. They came up short against the Fitchburg Red Raiders, falling 17-5. The game snapped a strange streak: the last four times these teams have met, it?s been the away team that?s taken home the W.
As for Fitchburg, their victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-7. The matchup marked their most dominant win of the season.
For Fitchburg's part, Lilly Peterson and Ina Soini were major factors while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Peterson tossed three innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off four hits. Meanwhile, Soini tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances. At bat, Peterson went 2-for-4 with two runs, two doubles, and one stolen base, while Soini went 3-for-4 with three runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.
In other batting news, Juliet Valentin was incredible, going 3-for-4 with three runs, one triple, and one stolen base. That triple marked the first that she has hit this season. Olivia Reynolds was another key player, going 3-for-4 with two runs, two RBI, and one double.
Coming up, North Middlesex Regional will be playing at home against Algonquin Regional at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Fitchburg, they will head out to square off against Ashland at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The Clockers have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 10.5 runs per game on average), something the Red Raiders will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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