Softball Preview: Hand Tigers vs. Foran Lions
The Hand Tigers will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against the Foran Lions at 3:45 p.m. The two teams are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
Having struggled with three losses in a row, Hand finally turned things around against East Lyme on Friday. Everything went Hand's way against East Lyme as Hand made off with an 8-1 win.
Grace Hall spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on three hits and racked up six Ks.
On the hitting side, Danielle Phelan and Reese Ciecko did most of the damage at the plate: Phelan scored two runs while going 2-for-3, while Ciecko scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Tatum Cash, who went 3-for-4 with two RBI and a double.
Meanwhile, Foran scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Monday. They blew past Hamden 20-1. The result was nothing new for Foran, who have now won six games by six runs or more so far this season.
Abigail Corris made a splash while hitting and pitching. She struck out 13 batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit (and not a single walk). Corris has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances. Corris was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with three RBI and two doubles.
In other batting news, Foran let Maya Fallon-Silva and Maddie Deldin loose on the outfield. Fallon-Silva went 3-for-3 with a home run, three runs, and two RBI, while Deldin went 3-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI. Julia O'Connell was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances.
Hand's victory bumped their record up to 5-8. As for Foran, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-7 record this season.
Hand might still be hurting after the 8-2 defeat they got from Foran in their previous matchup back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Corris, who struck out 12 batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits. Now that Hand knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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