The Souhegan Sabers will head out on the road to face off against the Plymouth Bobcats at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Souhegan will be looking to extend their current nine-game winning streak.
Souhegan proved they can win big on Monday (they won by ten) and on Wednesday they proved they can win the close ones too. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Hanover a 2-0 shutout. The two-run effort marked the Sabers' lowest-scoring game of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Meanwhile, Plymouth fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against ConVal on Wednesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Cougars by a score of 4-3.
Luke Diamond was huge no matter where he played even without the win. He struck out nine batters over 8.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off three hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with one stolen base and one run.
In other batting news, Noah Shaw was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-4 with one home run, one stolen base, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Jaxon Rineer, who went 3-for-4 with two stolen bases.
Souhegan's victory was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 14-1. As for Plymouth, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matches. That's put a noticeable dent in their 8-9 record this season.
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