Softball Recap: Plainville Blue Devils vs. Rocky Hill Terriers
Plainville lost against Rocky Hill back in April of 2017, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Wednesday. The Plainville Blue Devils lost 29-4 to the Rocky Hill Terriers. The defeat continues a trend for Plainville in their matchups with Rocky Hill: they've now lost five in a row.
For Rocky Hill's part, Ingris Lin was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing five innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off seven hits. Lin has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in 12 consecutive pitching appearances. Lin was even better at the plate, going 4-for-6 with four RBI, a stolen base, and a run.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Alissa Perna, who went 3-for-4 with four runs, five RBI, and a double. The team also got some help courtesy of Gianna Quaresima, who scored four runs while getting on base in five of her six plate appearances.
Plainville's loss dropped their record down to 8-5. As for Rocky Hill, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-8.
Plainville will stay at home for another game and welcome Southington at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Southington's pitching crew has only allowed three runs per game this season, so Plainville's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Rocky Hill, they will head out on the road to square off against RHAM at 3:45 p.m. on Friday. Rocky Hill is facing RHAM at the right time seeing as RHAM is stuck on a five-game losing streak.
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