Softball Recap: Old Lyme Wildcats vs. East Hampton Bellringers
Old Lyme came tearing into Wednesday's contest with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9.7 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They put the hurt on the East Hampton Bellringers with a sharp 13-1 win. Considering Old Lyme has won four matches by more than 11 runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Emma Bayor was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She struck out 14 batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits (and only one walk). Bayor has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than five innings every time she's pitched this season. Bayor was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
In other batting news, Sybil Neary was incredible, going 2-for-3 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Magdalena Tooker, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4.
On East Hampton's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kailyn Granatowski, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Old Lyme's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-1. As for East Hampton, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-6.
Old Lyme will head out on the road to challenge Valley Regional at 3:45 p.m. on Friday. Valley Regional has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 8.89 runs per game on average), something Old Lyme will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for East Hampton, they will be playing at home against Hale Ray at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Hale Ray is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 15 runs per game this season.
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