Softball Recap: Waterbury Career Academy Comes Up Short

Waterbury Career Academy had lost eight straight at home, but on Saturday they dropped their record down to 4-13 to make it nine. They lost 15-1 to the Torrington Raiders. That's two games in a row now that the Spartans have lost by exactly 14 runs.

Jenesys Soto was cooking despite her team's loss, going a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run.

As for Torrington, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 8-10. Considering they have won seven matchups by more than 11 runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.

On Torrington's side, Sophia Pergola was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out ten batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits (and only one walk). Pergola has been consistent for a while: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts any time she's pitched this season. She was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of her five plate appearances with three runs.

In other batting news, Torrington got a massive performance out of Julia Rinaldi, who went 2-for-3 with three runs, one triple, and one stolen base. Rinaldi has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played. Grace Pruchnicki also deserves some recognition as she hit her first triple of the season.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Waterbury Career Academy will face off against Wilby at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. The Spartans are facing the Wildcats at the right time seeing as the Wildcats are stuck on a 13-game losing streak. As for Torrington, they will square off against St. Paul Catholic at 4:45 p.m. on Monday.