The Hollis-Brookline Cavaliers will head out on the road to face off against the Laconia Sachems at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Hollis-Brookline is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Hampshire's top teams: Souhegan, who was ranked eighth at the time (Hollis-Brookline was ranked seventh). The Cavaliers fell 4-1 to the Sabers on Thursday. The loss continues a trend for the Cavaliers in their meetings with the Sabers: they've now lost four in a row.
Keenan Myers
| 05/08/25 vs Souhegan | 1 |
| 04/28/25 vs ConVal | 2 |
| 04/23/25 @ Pelham | 2 |
| 04/21/25 @ Milford | 1 |
| 04/18/25 vs Merrimack Valley | 3 |
Hollis-Brookline saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Keenan Myers, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base and one run. Myers is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged at least one in each of the last five games he's played.
Meanwhile, Laconia fell victim to Stark and their airtight pitching crew on Wednesday. They came up short against the Generals, falling 12-0. The Sachems just can't catch a break and have now endured four defeats in a row.
Laconia's loss dropped their record down to 1-7. As for Hollis-Brookline, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 6-1.
Laconia's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Friday. Hollis-Brookline has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 11.7 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Laconia, though, as they've been averaging only 3.6 strikeouts. Will Hollis-Brookline keep running through batters, or will the Sachems buck the trend?
Hollis-Brookline couldn't quite get it done against Laconia in their previous matchup back in May of 2024 as they fell 12-9. Can the Cavaliers avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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