Softball Preview: Northwestern Regional Highlanders vs. Nonnewaug Chiefs
The Northwestern Regional Highlanders will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the Nonnewaug Chiefs at 3:45 p.m. Northwestern Regional knows how to get runs on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy run totals in its past four matchups -- so hopefully Nonnewaug likes a good challenge.
Northwestern Regional pushed their score all the way to 17 on Tuesday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 18-17 to Housatonic, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
Meanwhile, the matchup between Nonnewaug and Thomaston on Wednesday hardly resembled the 2-0 effort from their previous meeting. Nonnewaug fell victim to a rough 18-3 defeat at the hands of Thomaston. Nonnewaug has not had much luck with Thomaston recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Elizabeth Boisits made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
Northwestern Regional's loss dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Nonnewaug, they have fallen quite a ways from their 15-7 record last season and are now at 1-4.
Northwestern Regional came up short against Nonnewaug in their previous matchup back in May of 2023, falling 14-11. Thankfully for Northwestern Regional, Madelynn Orosz (who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out seven over four innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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