Softball Preview: North Haven Nighthawks vs. Law Lawmen
North Haven is 8-2 against Law since April of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The North Haven Nighthawks will look to defend their home field against the Law Lawmen at 4:00 p.m. North Haven will be looking to extend their current eight-game winning streak.
North Haven will head into Saturday's game hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big on Wednesday (they won by nine) but on Saturday they proved they can win the close ones too. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Fitch 4-2.
Gabriella Blanchard made a big impact no matter where she played. She tossed seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits. Blanchard has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances. Blanchard was also solid in the batter's box, getting three hits from her three at bats.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Alexandra Anquillare, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Alyssa DiGiovanna was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Law put the finishing touches on their seventh blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 14-3 margin over West Haven. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Law considering their one-run performance the match before.
North Haven pushed their record up to 17-2 with that victory, which was their 21st straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Law, their win bumped their record up to 11-6.
Everything went North Haven's way against Law in their previous matchup back in April as North Haven made off with a 13-4 victory. Will North Haven repeat their success, or does Law have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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