The Raymond Rams will face off against the Hillsboro-Deering Hillcats at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Raymond has given up an average of 6.9 runs per game this season, but Friday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Raymond is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Hampshire's top teams: St. Thomas Aquinas, who was ranked third at the time (Raymond was ranked 23rd). The Rams came up short against the Saints on Wednesday, falling 13-1. The defeat continues a trend for the Rams in their meetings with the Saints: they've now lost seven in a row.
Raymond saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Dinkenesh Levesque, who went 1-for-3 with one home run.
Meanwhile, Hillsboro-Deering came into Wednesday's game having lost six straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They came out on top against Kearsarge by a score of 9-6 on Wednesday.
Raymond's loss dropped their record down to 9-5. As for Hillsboro-Deering, their win bumped their record up to 3-9.
Everything went Raymond's way against Hillsboro-Deering in their previous meeting back in May of 2024, as Raymond made off with a 13-1 victory. Will the Rams repeat their success, or do the Hillcats have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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