Baseball Preview: Northwestern Regional Highlanders vs. Shepaug Valley Spartans
Northwestern Regional has been on the road for two straight, but on Wednesday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Shepaug Valley Spartans at 3:45 p.m. on Wednesday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.
Northwestern Regional will head into Monday's matchup hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big on Wednesday (they won by 12) but on Monday they proved they can win the close ones too. They skirted past Litchfield 11-9.
Meanwhile, Shepaug Valley put the finishing touches on their third blowout victory of the season on Monday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Thomaston an 11-0 shutout.
Shepaug Valley let James Kersten and Griffin Blum loose on the outfield. Kersten scored three runs while going 1-for-2, while Blum scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Lucas Jacob, who scored a run while going 1-for-1.
Northwestern Regional's victory was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-0. As for Shepaug Valley, their win bumped their record up to 4-1.
Northwestern Regional beat Shepaug Valley 5-0 in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Will Northwestern Regional repeat their success, or does Shepaug Valley have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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