Norwood waltzed into their contest on Wednesday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They put the hurt on the Dover-Sherborn Raiders with a sharp 10-4 victory. Considering the Mustangs have won four games by more than five runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Tom Benson was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Benson was also solid in the batter's box, going a perfect 4-for-4 with two runs and one RBI.
Sam Larkee
| 05/07/25 vs Dover-Sherborn | 3 |
| 05/01/25 vs Millis | 2 |
| 04/28/25 vs Bellingham | 2 |
| 03/31/25 @ Dedham | 2 |
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In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Sam Larkee, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with three runs and one RBI. Those three runs gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Angel Olaverria, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with three RBI, one stolen base, and one run.
Norwood kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least eight hits in four consecutive matches.
Norwood pushed their record up to 5-7 with the win, which was their third straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Dover-Sherborn, they now have a losing record of 6-7.
Looking ahead, Norwood will challenge Holliston at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Dover-Sherborn, they will take on Bellingham at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Raiders are facing the Blackhawks at the right time seeing as the Blackhawks are stuck on an eight-game losing streak.
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