Softball Preview: Bacon Academy Bobcats vs. Montville Wolves
The Bacon Academy Bobcats will stay at home for another game and welcome the Montville Wolves at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Bacon Academy is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.8 runs per game this season.
Bacon Academy stacked an eighth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Monday. They put the hurt on Griswold with a sharp 11-5 win.
Samantha D'Atri made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she pitched seven innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off nine hits. D'Atri has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in eight consecutive pitching appearances. D'Atri was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Reina Hill, who scored three runs and stole three bases while going 1-for-4. She is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last three games she's played. Another player making a difference was Jazlyn Small-Yu, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Montville came up short against St. Bernard on Friday and fell 7-2.
Bacon Academy pushed their record up to 15-5 with that victory, which was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Montville, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-8.
Bacon Academy came out on top in a nail-biter against Montville when the teams last played back in April, sneaking past 3-2. Will Bacon Academy repeat their success, or does Montville have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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