It's playoff time, and Reading Memorial had no trouble coming through when it counted. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Hopkinton Hillers 2-0. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Rockets have posted since April 30th.

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Not much got past Grady Ventura, who gave up just a hit and racked up seven Ks to keep Hopkinton off the board. Ventura has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Reading Memorial's win was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Kamden Greatorex, who went 2-for-3 with two runs.
Reading Memorial has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 14 matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 19-3 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.1 runs over those games. As for Hopkinton, they moved to 16-8 with that defeat, which also ended their six-game winning streak.
As of now, neither Reading Memorial nor the Hillers have any future games scheduled.
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