West Boylston had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9.3 runs), and they went ahead and made it four on Saturday. They put the hurt on the Murdock Blue Devils with a sharp 12-1 win. The result was nothing new for West Boylston, who have now won four contests by seven runs or more so far this season.
For Murdock's part, they got a good showing from Kassandra Santos, who struck out eight batters over four innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off eight hits (and only one walk). Santos has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances.
West Boylston's victory was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-2. As for Murdock, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-7.
West Boylston will head out on the road to square off against Lunenburg at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. One thing working in Lunenburg's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last three matchups. As for Murdock, they will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against Bromfield at 3:30 p.m.
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