Softball Recap: Ellington Knights vs. Granby Memorial Bears
Ellington waltzed into their contest on Thursday with nine straight wins... but they left with ten. They never let the Granby Memorial Bears onto the board and left with a 7-0 victory. Considering Ellington has won ten games by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Granby Memorial's batters probably weren't too happy with Camryn Fisher, who pitched a no hitter and racked up 18 Ks (she gave up no walks). Fisher has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than nine strikeouts every time she's pitched this season.
On the hitting side, Sara Gilbert and Kathryn Czyz did most of the damage at the plate: Gilbert scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3, while Czyz went 2-for-3 with a home run, two RBI, and a double. Tyla Gambacorta was another key contributor, going 3-for-3 with two stolen bases and an RBI.
Ellington pushed their record up to 14-2 with that win, which was their sixth straight at home. As for Granby Memorial, their loss dropped their record down to 9-6.
Ellington will head out on the road to challenge Stafford at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Ellington is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 10.1 runs per game this season. As for Granby Memorial, they will be playing at home against Morgan at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Granby Memorial is facing Morgan at the right time seeing as Morgan is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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