Softball Preview: East Hartford Hornets vs. Rocky Hill Terriers
The East Hartford Hornets are on the road again on Friday to play the Rocky Hill Terriers at 3:45 p.m. East Hartford is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.4 runs per game this season.
East Hartford lost 10-3 to East Catholic on Thursday. The defeat continues a trend for East Hartford in their matchups with East Catholic: they've now lost five in a row.
East Hartford saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Vanessa Quealy, who went 2-for-4 with a stolen base and a double. Catherine Reynolds was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Wednesday Rocky Hill sidestepped Wethersfield for a 2-1 win.
Ingris Lin spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on five hits and racked up 11 Ks. Those 11 strikeouts set a new season-high mark for her.
East Hartford now has a losing record at 6-7. As for Rocky Hill, their victory bumped their record up to 6-10.
East Hartford's speedy runners might be the difference in Friday's game. East Hartford has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.2 stolen bases per game. It's a different story for Rocky Hill, though, as they've been averaging only 1. Will they be able to secure the bases, or will East Hartford continue to outrun the ball? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.
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