Baseball Recap: Norton Comes Up Short

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Previous 5 Games

05/07/25 - Home	4-5 L
04/24/24 - Home	1-9 L
05/01/23 - Home	5-10 L
05/14/22 - Home	7-9 L
05/21/21 - Away	0-1 L

Norton had lost five straight at home, but on Wednesday they dropped their record down to 5-10 to make it six. They fell just short of the Holliston Panthers by a score of 5-4. Surprisingly, this marked the Lancers' fourth straight game in which the away team has come away the victor.

Quinn Murphy made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-4 with three RBI and one double. The team also got some help courtesy of Grant Crosscup, who went 2-for-4 with one run and one double.

As for Holliston, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests. That's provided a massive bump to their 10-6 record this season. Five seems to be a good number for they as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.

On Holliston's side, Arav Prajapati was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed seven innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off seven hits. Prajapati has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.

In other batting news, Sam Schoenberg and Ben Maiorano did most of the damage at the plate: Schoenberg got on base in two of his four plate appearances with three stolen bases and one run, while Maiorano went 1-for-4 with one triple, one run, and one RBI.

Coming up, Norton will be playing in front of their home fans against Millis at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Lancers are facing the Mohawks at the right time seeing as the Mohawks are stuck on an eight-game losing streak. As for Holliston, they are taking a road trip to square off against Hopkinton at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.