Softball Preview: North Branford Thunderbirds vs. East Hampton Bellringers
North Branford is 10-0 against East Hampton since April of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The North Branford Thunderbirds will look to defend their home field against the East Hampton Bellringers at 4:00 p.m. The timing is sure in North Branford's favor as the squad sits on four straight wins at home while East Hampton has been banged up by six consecutive losses on the road.
North Branford is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Connecticut's top teams: Norwich Free Academy, who was ranked 14th in their home state at the time (North Branford was ranked 24th). North Branford fell 4-1 to Norwich Free Academy on Saturday. North Branford was red-hot at the plate headed into the contest (they scored no less than ten runs in the four matchups prior) but Norwich Free Academy's pitcher proved too tough.
North Branford saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Adriana Hills, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, East Hampton fell victim to Haddam-Killingworth and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They lost 13-0 to the Cougars.
North Branford's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 16-3. As for East Hampton, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-14.
North Branford took their victory against East Hampton in their previous matchup last Friday by a conclusive 16-4. Does North Branford have another victory up their sleeve, or will East Hampton turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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