It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Andover had no problem doing just that on Wednesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Duluth East Greyhounds an 11-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for Andover, who have now won nine matchups by six runs or more so far this season.
The team relied heavily on Megan Surgenor, who went 2-for-2 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Laci Heppell, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Andover is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 18-3 record this season. As for Duluth East, their loss was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 5-15.
Andover will challenge Blaine at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday. Andover will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last. Duluth East does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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