Softball Preview: Watertown Indians vs. Waterbury Career Academy Spartans
Watertown is on a eight-game streak of home wins, while Waterbury Career Academy is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Watertown Indians will take on the Waterbury Career Academy Spartans at 3:45 p.m. on Friday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Watertown's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They won by a run and slipped past St. Paul Catholic 1-0.
Waterbury Career Academy lost 15-1 to Woodland Regional last Wednesday.
Waterbury Career Academy saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Alyssia Carrillo, who went 2-for-2 with a home run. Carrillo has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in nine consecutive pitching appearances.
Watertown's victory bumped their record up to 16-1. As for Waterbury Career Academy, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-9 record this season.
Everything went Watertown's way against Waterbury Career Academy when the teams last played last Monday as Watertown made off with a 16-1 win. Does Watertown have another victory up their sleeve, or will Waterbury Career Academy turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
