The Stoneham Spartans will challenge the Medford Mustangs at 4:15 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Stoneham 3.9, Medford 3.4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Stoneham took a loss when they played away from home on Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Burlington, sneaking past 4-2.
Meanwhile, Medford entered their tilt with Chelsea on Wednesday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Red Devils a 12-0 shutout.
Colin O'Keefe made a big impact no matter where he played. He pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (five). He was also big at the plate, going a perfect 2-for-2 with three stolen bases and two runs.
In other batting news, Medford got a massive performance out of Ryan Mabardi, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with two stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was John Wright, who went 1-for-2 with one home run and three RBI.
Medford was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .556. They are a perfect 3-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
The win got Medford back to even at 9-9. As for Stoneham, their victory bumped their record up to 10-11.
Everything went Stoneham's way against Medford in their previous matchup back in May of 2025, as Stoneham made off with a 7-1 win. Do the Spartans have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Mustangs turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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