Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Waltham Braves 0 0 0 5 3 0 1 0 4 13 15 5 Acton Orioles 2 2 0 1 1 3 0 0 1 10 10 2

Wild game in Billerica as Braves hang on to win 13-10 in 9 innings in the series opener. Offense was led by Leclair with 2 hits, and Hannon with 3 hits including a homer. Clutch hit off the bench by Marty Kiely,and Foster with a long single. Several lead changes with Acton threatening to win it in both the 7th and 8th but Franz Strassmann worked out of the jams. Acton also rallied in the 9th but fell a bit short. Game 2 Friday night