Softball Preview: Watertown Indians vs. Waterbury Career Academy Spartans
Watertown is 7-0 against Waterbury Career Academy since April of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Watertown Indians will head out on the road to square off against the Waterbury Career Academy Spartans at 5:00 p.m. Watertown will be looking to extend their current ten-game winning streak.
Watertown stacked a seventh blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Wednesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Torrington a 16-0 shutout.
Meanwhile, Waterbury Career Academy put the finishing touches on their fourth blowout victory of the season on Friday. They put the hurt on Wilby with a sharp 16-0 victory. While fans of Waterbury Career Academy might be used to big wins, the 16-run margin marked the team's biggest one yet.
Alyssia Carrillo made a big impact no matter where she played. On the mound, she kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 12 over five innings pitched. Carrillo has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Carrillo was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with four RBI, a triple, and a double.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Payton Antonios, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Trinety Sanchez, who scored three runs and stole three bases while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances.
Watertown pushed their record up to 12-1 with that win, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Waterbury Career Academy, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 4-6 record this season.
Watertown took their victory against Waterbury Career Academy in their previous matchup back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 16-4. The rematch might be a little tougher for Watertown since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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