Softball Preview: Edwin O. Smith Panthers vs. Norwich Free Academy Wildcats
The Edwin O. Smith Panthers will be playing at home against the Norwich Free Academy Wildcats at 3:45 p.m. on Monday. One thing working in Edwin O. Smith's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last five matchups.
Edwin O. Smith will head into Friday's game out to bounce back: they came back down to earth on Friday after soaring to a nine-run match in their last game. They fell just short of East Catholic by a score of 14-12.
Rachael Morales made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored three runs while going 4-for-5. The team also got some help courtesy of Julia Winakor, who scored three runs while going 3-for-4.
Even though they lost, Edwin O. Smith was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .513. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as East Catholic only posted a batting average of .308.
Meanwhile, Norwich Free Academy faced North Branford in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. Norwich Free Academy came out on top against North Branford by a score of 4-1.
Edwin O. Smith's defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-3. As for Norwich Free Academy, they pushed their record up to 11-6 with that win, which was their sixth straight at home.
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