Raymond unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. They fell 7-3 to the Hopkinton Hawks on Wednesday. The defeat continues a trend for the Rams in their meetings with the Hawks: they've now lost five in a row.
Dinkenesh Levesque put in work while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 13 batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned (and five unearned) runs off five hits. Levesque was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Meadow-Miah Mitchell was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring a run while going 2-for-3. Sophie Huynh was another key player, going 1-for-3 with one double and one RBI.
Hopkinton now has a winning record of 1-0-1.
We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Raymond is set to face off against their familiar foe Newport at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Hopkinton will square off against rival Monadnock at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
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