The Derryfield Cougars will head out on the road to square off against the Conant Orioles at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Derryfield's pitching crew has only allowed 3.9 runs per game this season, so Conant's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Derryfield is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Hopkinton just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell just short of the Hawks by a score of 4-3. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last five times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Keith Townsend and Nate Boudreau stepped up to the plate in a big way. Townsend went 1-for-3 with two RBI and one double, while Boudreau went 2-for-4 with two runs and one double.
Meanwhile, Conant faced Monadnock in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Wednesday. The Orioles had just enough and edged out the Huskies 3-1. The win continues a trend for the Orioles in their matchups with the Huskies: they've now won four in a row.
Conant pushed their record up to 16-2 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. The team dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 10 runs. As for Derryfield, their loss dropped their record down to 14-7.
Derryfield couldn't quite get it done against Conant when the teams last played back in April as they fell 6-1. Can the Cougars avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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