Terriers
| 04/22/25 vs Leland & Gray | 12 |
| 04/19/25 vs Hartford | 1 |
| 04/15/25 @ Fair Haven | 19 |
The Bellows Falls Terriers will take on the Fair Haven Slaters at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Bellows Falls is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8 runs per game this season.
Bellows Falls will roll into the match after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up one run on Saturday, then bounced right back against Leland & Gray on Tuesday. The Terriers put the hurt on the Rebels with a sharp 12-4 victory. The win continues a trend for the Terriers in their matchups with the Rebels: they've now won three in a row.
Izzy Stoodley spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and two unearned) runs on six hits and racked up 12 Ks.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Jaelyn Fletcher, who went a perfect 4-for-4 with six RBI, three runs, and one triple. Cadence James was another key player, going 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI.
Bellows Falls was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .394. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Fair Haven was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat dating back to last season. They came up short against Hartford, falling 9-3.
Fair Haven saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Chloe Marsden, who went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases and one run. Another was Quinn Durfee, who went 1-for-2 with two stolen bases and one run.
Bellows Falls' victory bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Fair Haven, their loss dropped their record down to 0-4.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Bellows Falls has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.5 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Fair Haven struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.8 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Everything went Bellows Falls' way against Fair Haven in their previous meeting last Tuesday, as Bellows Falls made off with a 19-13 win. Will the Terriers repeat their success, or do the Slaters have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
