The Somerset Berkley Regional Raiders have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Seekonk Warriors at 11:00 a.m. on Sunday. The last four games Somerset Berkley Regional has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
On Friday, it was close, but Somerset Berkley Regional sidestepped Middleborough for a 3-2 victory. That's two games straight that Somerset Berkley Regional has won by just one run.
Dante Papaleo tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over five innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Benjamin Jardin was excellent, going 2-for-2 with two RBI. Mason Medeiros was another key contributor, going 1-for-2 with two stolen bases.
Meanwhile, Seekonk had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 2 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Bombardiers and snuck past 7-6.
The team relied heavily on Connor Flynn, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Jonathan Tawa, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with a stolen base and an RBI.
Somerset Berkley Regional's win was their ninth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-4. As for Seekonk, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-3 record this season.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Sunday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Somerset Berkley Regional has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.2 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Seekonk struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.7. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Somerset Berkley Regional skirted past Seekonk 2-1 in their previous matchup back in April. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Seekonk's Tyler Kropis, who struck out ten batters over 5.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Somerset Berkley Regional still be able to contain Kropis? There's only one way to find out.
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