Softball Preview: Thomaston Bears vs. Northwestern Regional Highlanders
Thomaston is 2-8 against Northwestern Regional since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Thomaston Bears will be playing in front of their home fans against the Northwestern Regional Highlanders at 3:45 p.m. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Thomaston took a loss when they played away from home on Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Monday. They never let Housatonic onto the board and left with a 5-0 win.
Not much got past Madison Decker, who gave up just four hits and racked up nine Ks to keep Housatonic off the board. Decker has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Ava Harkness, who went 3-for-3 with three runs, a triple, and an RBI. Addison Patchell was another key contributor, going 2-for-2 with a triple, two RBI, and a run.
Meanwhile, Northwestern Regional can now show off eight landslide victories after their most recent contest on Monday. They put the hurt on Wolcott RVT with a sharp 16-1 victory.
Thomaston's win bumped their record up to 9-6. As for Northwestern Regional, their victory bumped their record up to 11-8-1.
Everything went Thomaston's way against Northwestern Regional in their previous meeting back in April as Thomaston made off with a 22-3 win. Does Thomaston have another victory up their sleeve, or will Northwestern Regional turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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