North Middlesex Regional extended their losing streak (dating back to last season) to 13 on Wednesday, dropping their season record down to 0-11 in the process. They were two runs away from ending the streak, but they lost a 3-1 heartbreaker at the hands of the Groton-Dunstable Crusaders. The Patriots were not able to make up for their defeat to the Crusaders from their previous meeting back in May of 2024.
As for Groton-Dunstable, their win ended an eight-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 3-8-1. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory they have posted since April 2nd.
For Groton-Dunstable's part, Kaitlin Haggerty spent all 7.1 innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on one hit and racked up ten Ks. Those ten strikeouts set a new season-high mark for Haggerty.
At the plate, Groton-Dunstable saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kierra Scully, who went 1-for-2 with one triple and one run. That triple was Scully's first of the season. Aubrey Leedberg was another, earning two runs and two stolen bases.
While North Middlesex Regional had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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