The Martha's Vineyard Regional Vineyarders will venture away from home to square off against the Falmouth Clippers at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Martha's Vineyard Regional's pitching crew has only allowed 3.6 runs per game this season, so Falmouth's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Martha's Vineyard Regional is headed out in good spirits considering the team just ended their winless streak on the road against Monomoy on Wednesday. The Vineyarders came out on top against the Sharks by a score of 4-1. The match marked the Vineyarders' most dominant victory of the season so far.
Eli Bryant spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered a run (which was unearned) on two hits.
On the hitting side, Martha's Vineyard Regional's win was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Leo Napier, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI and one run. Those RBI marked the first that Napier has brought in this season. Another was Grady McCracken, who got on base in two of his three plate appearances with one stolen base and one run.
Meanwhile, Falmouth posted their closest victory since May 20, 2024 on Wednesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Dennis-Yarmouth Regional, sneaking past 5-4. While the Clippers didn't have the best season last year (they finished 8-11), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Falmouth has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.6 runs on average over those games. As for Martha's Vineyard Regional, the victory was their first on the road , bumping their record up to 3-4.
Martha's Vineyard Regional came out on top in a nail-biter against Falmouth when the teams last played back in April, sneaking past 5-4. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Vineyarders since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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