Softball Preview: Thomaston Bears vs. Gilbert Yellowjackets
Thomaston is 10-0 against Gilbert since May of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Thomaston Bears will play host again on Wednesday to welcome the Gilbert Yellowjackets, where first pitch is scheduled at 3:45 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Thomaston will head into Friday's game out to bounce back: they won a close one the last time they played, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune on Friday. They lost 17-1 to Newtown.
Thomaston saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ava Harkness, who went 1-for-3 with a triple and an RBI. Harkness has been hot recently, having posted at least one triple the last three times she's played.
Meanwhile, Gilbert was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their eighth straight loss. They lost 16-1 to Nonnewaug.
Thomaston's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-7. As for Gilbert, their loss dropped their record down to 1-11.
Everything went Thomaston's way against Gilbert in their previous matchup back in April as Thomaston made off with a 16-2 win. Will Thomaston repeat their success, or does Gilbert have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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