Softball Preview: Northwestern Regional Highlanders vs. Thomaston Bears
Northwestern Regional is 8-2 against Thomaston since April of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Northwestern Regional Highlanders will head out on the road to take on the Thomaston Bears at 3:45 p.m. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Northwestern Regional can now show off eight landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Monday. They were the clear victor by a 16-1 margin over Wolcott RVT.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Thomaston, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Friday. They walked away with a 5-0 win over Housatonic on Monday.
Not much got past Madison Decker, who gave up just four hits and racked up nine Ks to keep Housatonic off the board. Decker has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Ava Harkness, who went 3-for-3 with three runs, a triple, and an RBI. Addison Patchell was another key contributor, going 2-for-2 with a triple, two RBI, and a run.
Northwestern Regional's record is now 11-8-1. As for Thomaston, their record now sits at 9-6.
Northwestern Regional might still be hurting after the 22-3 loss they got from Thomaston in their previous matchup back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Thomaston's Sloan Walmsley, who went 6-for-6 with a home run, four runs, and two stolen bases. Now that Northwestern Regional knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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