The Holy Cross Crusaders will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against the Naugatuck Greyhounds at 11:00 a.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Holy Cross will head into Friday's matchup out to bounce back: they came back down to earth on Friday after soaring to a seven-run match in their last game. They fell just short of Wolcott by a score of 8-6.
Meanwhile, Naugatuck didn't have quite enough to beat Watertown on Monday and fell 3-2. Naugatuck has not had much luck with Watertown recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Leah Chatfield spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned runs on two hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Aryn Bombery made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Sophia Onofrio, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Holy Cross' defeat ended a six-game streak of away wins and brought them to 13-5. As for Naugatuck, their loss dropped their record down to 11-8.
Holy Cross came up short against Naugatuck when the teams last played back in April, falling 4-0. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Chatfield, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over seven innings pitched. Now that Holy Cross knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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