The Wahconah Regional Warriors will head out on the road to face off against the Amherst-Pelham Regional Hurricanes at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Wahconah Regional is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 16 runs back in April, they were much more limited against Pittsfield on Friday. They lost 14-2 to the Generals. Wahconah Regional has struggled against Pittsfield recently, as their match on Friday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, Amherst-Pelham Regional made easy work of Ludlow on Wednesday and carried off a 15-2 victory. With that win, Amherst-Pelham Regional brought their scoring average up to 6.2 runs per game.
Matt Vassallo made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. Vassallo has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Vassallo was also stellar in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and a stolen base.
In other batting news, Amherst-Pelham Regional got a massive performance out of Spencer Waite, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. Waite has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Elijah Rubinstein, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Wahconah Regional's loss dropped their record down to 3-2. As for Amherst-Pelham Regional, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 5-12 record this season.
Wahconah Regional took their victory against Amherst-Pelham Regional in their previous matchup back in April by a conclusive 16-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Wahconah Regional since the squad 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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