Monadnock 8, Hopkinton 4
Key players: Hopkinton – Peyton Marshall (hit, RBI), Hunter Boissy (squeeze bunt RBI), Malcolm Klingler (4 IP, 2 H, 2 BB, 1 K in relief)
Highlights: The Hawks cut Monadnock’s lead to 5-3 entering the top of the seventh inning, but a couple of walks and two errors allowed the Huskies to push three more runs across to extend their lead to 8-3. Hopkinton answered with a run, but not enough to trim the deficit further in a rematch of last year’s D-III semifinal.
Coach’s quote: “Much more competitive game than the first game (16-3 loss to Monadnock on April 20). We still need to clean up some of the errors, but happy with the effort today.” – Hopkinton’s Dave Chase
Records: Monadnock 15-0; Hopkinton 12-4