Softball Preview: Chittenango Bears vs. New Hartford Spartans
The Chittenango Bears will head out on the road to challenge the New Hartford Spartans at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Chittenango sitting on four straight wins and New Hartford on three.
On Thursday, Chittenango narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past South Jefferson 2-1.
Caroline Porter spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on five hits and racked up seven Ks.
At the plate, Chittenango's win was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Julia Spencer, who went 2-for-3 with two doubles.
Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but New Hartford had no problem doing just that on Thursday. They walked away with a 5-1 victory over the Warriors.
New Hartford also let their pitcher toss all seven innings and she was also dialed-in: Ruby Gehringer gave up only one earned run on four hits and racked up six Ks.
On the hitting side, Norah Galiulo was incredible, going 2-for-4 with three RBI, a triple, and a double. Another player making a difference was Olivia Vitullo, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3.
Chittenango's win was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-3. As for New Hartford, their victory bumped their record up to 13-5.
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