Softball Recap: Lauralton Hall Crusaders vs. Shelton Gaels
After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Mercy, Lauralton Hall was happy to have turned things around on Wednesday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Shelton Gaels 4-3. That's more bragging rights for Lauralton Hall, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Francesca Colangelo spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three runs (all of which were unearned) on four hits and racked up 16 Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in six consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Elise Bowman, who scored two runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Maya Dawid, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI.
On Shelton's side, they saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Sadie Balocca, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Lauralton Hall's victory bumped their record up to 10-8. As for Shelton, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-10.
Lauralton Hall will head out on the road to challenge O'Brien RVT at 3:45 p.m. on Thursday. As for Shelton, they will be playing at home against Hamden at 3:45 p.m. on Friday.
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