Baseball Recap: Northwestern Regional Highlanders vs. Litchfield Cowboys
Northwestern Regional is still undefeated this season after their match against Litchfield on Monday, but Litchfield came as close as anyone has to beating them. The Northwestern Regional Highlanders skirted past the Litchfield Cowboys 11-9. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Northwestern Regional also won the last time the pair played back in May of 2023.
For Litchfield's part, Chase Reynolds and Elian Vega did some serious damage despite the final result: Reynolds scored a run while going 2-for-3, while Vega scored two runs while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Northwestern Regional pushed their record up to 4-0 with that victory, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.3 runs per game. As for Litchfield, their defeat ended a nine-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 3-1.
Northwestern Regional will take on Shepaug Valley at 3:45 p.m. on Wednesday. Northwestern Regional's pitching crew has only allowed 2.8 runs per game this season, so Shepaug Valley's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Litchfield, they will head out on the road to take on Housatonic at 3:45 p.m. on Wednesday. Litchfield is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.5 runs per game this season.
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