Softball Preview: Norwood Mustangs vs. Bellingham Blackhawks
Norwood is 3-0 against Bellingham since May of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Norwood Mustangs will head out on the road to face off against the Bellingham Blackhawks at 6:00 p.m. Norwood will be strutting in after a win while Bellingham will be coming in after a defeat.
Last Thursday, Norwood narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Dedham 7-6. The win made it back-to-back victories for Norwood.
Norwood let Pauline Cordani and Lizzy Helmar loose on the outfield. Cordani scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-4, while Helmar scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. Kaylin Carreiro was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Bellingham was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They fell just short of Medfield by a score of 12-11.
Norwood's win bumped their record up to 5-2. As for Bellingham, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-6.
Norwood came out on top in a nail-biter against Bellingham when the teams last played back in May of 2022, sneaking past 5-4. Will Norwood repeat their success, or does Bellingham have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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