Reading Memorial waltzed into their matchup on Friday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They skirted past the Belmont Marauders 2-1. This was payback for Reading Memorial, who suffered a 2-0 loss the last time these two teams met.
Ethan LeBovidge spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered one run (which was unearned) on three hits.
On the hitting side, Alex Merkle was incredible, going 3-for-4 with a home run, two RBI, and a double. The team also got some help courtesy of Will Moore, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
The win got Reading Memorial back to even at 9-9. As for Belmont, they dropped their record down to 10-8 with that defeat, which was their fourth straight at home.
Reading Memorial didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 10-4 loss vs. Lynnfield on the 25th. Belmont does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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