The Somerville Highlanders will head out to face off against the Waltham Hawks at 10:00 a.m. on Friday. Somerville has given up an average of 18.2 runs per game this season, but Friday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Somerville fell victim to Revere and their airtight pitching crew on Wednesday. They lost 16-0 to the Patriots. The game marked the first time this season in which the Highlanders were not able to get on the board.
Meanwhile, Waltham came up short against Saugus on Wednesday and fell 10-6. The Hawks have struggled against the Sachems recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive lost meeting.
Kayla Smith was cooking despite her team's loss, going 2-for-4 with one triple, one run, and one double. That double marked the first that she has hit this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Emily Mandile, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and one run.
This is the second loss in a row for Somerville and nudges their season record down to 1-4. As for Waltham, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-3.
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