The West Boylston Lions will square off against the Lunenburg Blue Knights at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. Lunenburg took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on West Boylston, who comes in off a win.
On Wednesday, West Boylston beat Tahanto Regional 6-1. The Lions haven't had any issues with the Stags recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive win against them.
Meanwhile, Lunenburg lost 7-1 to Clinton on Wednesday. That's two games in a row now that the Blue Knights have lost by exactly six runs.
Lunenburg saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Leah Harrington, who went 1-for-3 with one run and one double. Another was Julia Grebinar, who got on base in two of her three plate appearances with two stolen bases.
West Boylston pushed their record up to 9-3 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. The road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.7 runs on average over those games. As for Lunenburg, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 7-6.
West Boylston was able to grind out a solid victory over Lunenburg when the teams last played back in April of 2024, winning 12-9. Will the Lions repeat their success, or do the Blue Knights have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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