The St. John's Prep Eagles will take on the Wachusett Regional Mountaineers on Wednesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (St. John's Prep 3.3, Wachusett Regional 3.5) so any runs scored will be well earned.
St. John's Prep is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Sunday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Newton South a 6-0 shutout.
Meanwhile, Wachusett Regional had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.3 runs) and they went ahead and made it four on Sunday. They came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured a 3-2 W against the Bombardiers. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Mountaineers have posted since May 20, 2024.
Wachusett Regional's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-10. The road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.7 runs on average over those games. As for St. John's Prep, their victory bumped their record up to 13-8.
Everything went St. John's Prep's way against Wachusett Regional when the teams last played back in June of 2015, as St. John's Prep made off with a 9-0 win. Will the Eagles repeat their success, or do the Mountaineers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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