THE REVERE ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, APRIL 28, 2023 Page 11 Revere baseball team falls back under.500 By Greg Phipps A fter Dom Boudreau gave a 13-strikeout pitching performance to help lead the Revere High School baseball team to its fourth win of the season, the Patriots followed that up by dropping two straight and falling under.500 in the process. The fi rst of those was an 8-1 home setback last Friday against a very tough Weston team that is undefeated. Weston had outscored opponents by a massive 52 runs (13 runs per game) entering last Friday’s contest. Given that statistic, the Patriots probably did well to keep the game as close as it was. Chris Cassidy’s infi eld hit led to Revere’s only run, as he came around on a stolen base and a Weston error. The run gave the Patriots a 1-0 lead that lasted three frames. From there, Revere did very little against Weston starter Aiden Murphy, a freshman who went the distance and gave up just four hits. Revere starter Giancarlo Miro was tossing a strong game through three innings before the visitors got to him in the fourth inning. Cassidy, Ollie Svendsen and Pat Keefe also saw pitching duty for the Patriots as Weston scored eight unanswered runs and comfortably held on for the win. One notable moment from the contest for Revere was Sonny Blazo collecting his fi rst varsity base hit. A couple of other highlights included left fi elder Dom Bellia throwing out a runner at home plate and cenCity Hall announces extension of hours on Wednesdays and Thursdays By Barbara Taormina T he city’s Chief of Talent and Culture, Claudia Correa, was at the City Council meeting this week with good news for residents and city employees. Revere is launching a pilot program to make city services more accessible to residents who work during the day and fi nd it diffi cult to get to City Hall before closing time. “We will be changing the hours of operation,” Correa told the council. “The proposal is to extend hours on Mondays and Wednesdays to 7 p.m. and closed on Fridays.” City Hall will also start business earlier: at 8 a.m. rather than 8:15. Correa said staff worked closely with union and department heads to gather ideas and information. They also relied on advice from human resources professionals and offi cials in nearby cities that have adopted alternative hours. Correa said she was surprised to learn that Revere is the only city in the area that doesn’t off er alternative hours to residents to access city services. The pilot program will run from May 1 to the last week in September. Correa said the change in hours will not impact inspectors, code enforcement offi cers, health inspectors and the public works department. There will also be someone picking up 311 calls on Fridays. The facilities team, which tends to work on Saturdays when offi ces and buildings are empty, welcomed the possibility of getting their work done on Fridays and having the weekend off . And that will save the city the expense of overtime, said Correa. The city will also save on utilities by shutting down on Fridays, she added. Overall, the response from employees and department heads has been positive, Correa told the council. “We are having trouble hiring and retaining employees,” she said. Although a primary goal is to make services more accessible to residents, off ering a four-day work week is a welcomed benefi t for employees struggling to fi nd a work/life balance. City councillors wanted assurances that no employees would have their hours cut and no one who is unable to work the extended shifts will be penalized. Correa said it will be up to department heads to work out a rotating schedule for the night shifts. Department heads will also be responsible for making sure employees have adequate breaks or downtime on the extended days. “Be mindful this is a pilot and we will be collecting data,” said Correa. ter fi elder Boudreau doing the same. The Patriots were looking to get back on the winning track on Tuesday when they travelled to Trum Field to take on Greater Boston League foe Somerville. Starting pitcher Kyle Cummings had another good eff ort, but the Patriots struggled with the bats and managed one run in a 5-1 loss to the Highlanders. Tuesday’s loss dropped Revere to 4-5 overall on the season. The Patriots played a league home game against Lynn Classical on Wednesday. They host Lynn English on Monday, May 1, and go back on the road to face Medford on Wednesday, May 3. Revere’s Dom Boudreau hurled a completegame gem in the Patriots’ fourth victory of the season over the Crimson Tide last Wednesday. He also threw out a runner at home while playing center fi eld against Weston last Friday.
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