Melrose is 1-7 against Arlington since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Melrose Red Raiders will head out on the road to square off against the Arlington Spy Ponders at 4:15 p.m.
Melrose is is headed into Thursday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their tenth straight game dating back to last season two weeks ago. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 18-1 walloping at the hands of Reading Memorial.
Meanwhile, Arlington earned a 7-2 win over Lexington on Monday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Arlington.
Soline Fisher spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on six hits and racked up 14 Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Shelby Lucente, who went 2-for-3 with a triple, a run, and an RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Hailey Lucente, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Melrose's loss dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Arlington, their victory bumped their record up to 5-3.
Melrose suffered a grim 21-8 defeat to Arlington when the teams last played back in May of 2023. Can Melrose avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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