The Melrose Red Raiders will head out to face off against the Reading Memorial Rockets at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Melrose's pitching crew has only allowed 3.3 runs per game this season, so Reading Memorial's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Melrose is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Masconomet Regional just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Sunday. They took a 4-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Chieftains.
Meanwhile, Reading Memorial came tearing into Sunday's match with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.8 runs), and they left with even more momentum. They walked away with a 4-1 win over the Pioneers.
Reading Memorial's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-3. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for Melrose, their loss dropped their record down to 11-7.
Melrose couldn't quite get it done against Reading Memorial in their previous meeting back in April as they fell 7-4. Can the Red Raiders avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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