It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Bellingham had no problem doing just that on Thursday. They beat the Leicester Wolverines by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 5-3. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Blackhawks.
Payton Young
| 04/27/26 vs Medfield | 5 |
| 05/20/26 vs Dover-Sherborn | 4 |
| 05/07/26 vs Medway | 4 |
| 03/30/26 @ Medway | 3 |
| 05/13/26 vs Norton | 2 |
| + 4 more games |
Payton Young tossed a big game, striking out seven batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits. He has become a key player for Bellingham: the team is undefeated when he allows at most one earned run, but 6-12 otherwise.
At the plate, Sam Sullivan was excellent, going 1-for-3 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one double. Bellingham is 5-1 when Sullivan posts two or more runs, but 4-11 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Nick Fantini, who went 1-for-4 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
Bellingham's win bumped their record up to 9-12. As for Leicester, the defeat snapped their winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 11-6 record.
Bellingham has already played their next game (against St. John Paul II), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Leicester does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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