The Triton Regional Vikings will face off against the Lynnfield Pioneers at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Triton Regional's pitching crew has only allowed 3.4 runs per game this season, so Lynnfield's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Triton Regional's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Georgetown as they made off with a 9-0 victory. The result was nothing new for the Vikings, who have now won four games by six runs or more so far this season.
For some reason, the away team has come away with the win the last four times Lynnfield and Ipswich have met, but the home crowd finally got their W on Tuesday. The Pioneers narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Tigers 6-4. The victory continues a trend for the Pioneers in their matchups with the Tigers: they've now won three in a row.
Triton Regional has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Lynnfield, they pushed their record up to 6-3 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home.
Triton Regional might still be hurting after the 10-3 loss they got from Lynnfield in their previous matchup on Friday. Can the Vikings avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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