Hollis-Brookline and Hanover are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2015, but likely not for long. The Cavaliers are taking a road trip to take on the Bears at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Hollis-Brookline 3.4, Hanover 3.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Hollis-Brookline is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Everything went their way against Sanborn Regional on Wednesday as they made off with a 17-4 win. The victory continues a trend for the Cavaliers in their matchups with the Indians: they've now won six in a row.
Connor Gryniewicz was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched three innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits. Gryniewicz was even better at the plate, going a perfect 4-for-4 with three RBI and one run. Those four hits gave him a new career-high.
In other pitching news, Matthew Howie looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
Matthew Bergin
| 05/21/25 @ Sanborn Regional | 3 |
| 04/28/25 vs ConVal | 2 |
| 04/23/25 @ Pelham | 2 |
| 05/16/25 vs St. Thomas Aquinas | 1 |
| 05/12/25 @ Souhegan | 1 |
Back at the plate, Hollis-Brookline got a massive performance out of Matthew Bergin, who went 3-for-4 with three runs, three RBI, and one stolen base. Those three hits gave Bergin a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Thomas Howie, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run, three RBI, and one stolen base.
Hollis-Brookline always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .676. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Wednesday just wasn't the day for Hanover's offense. They fell just short of Souhegan by a score of 2-0 on Wednesday. That's two games in a row now that the Bears have lost by exactly two runs.
This is the second loss in a row for Hanover and nudges their season record down to 11-7. Even worse, they were so close both times: the losses came by an average of only two runs. As for Hollis-Brookline, they pushed their record up to 11-3 with the win, which was their third straight on the road.
Hollis-Brookline skirted past Hanover 5-4 in their previous matchup back in May of 2024. Will the Cavaliers repeat their success, or do the Bears have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
