The Hartford Hurricanes will venture away from home to challenge Rutland at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Hartford has three straight wins, Rutland has 12 straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Hartford proved they can win big on Friday (they won by ten) and on Monday they proved they can win the close ones too. They had just enough and edged out Fair Haven 10-8. Ten seems to be a good number for the Hurricanes as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Hartford got a massive performance out of Alison Morlock, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and one stolen base. Another player making a difference was Annabelle Salvatore, who got on base in all four of her plate appearances with two runs, one double, and one RBI.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact: Hartford kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least ten hits in three consecutive matchups.
Rutland had taken Brattleboro down for three straight games at home, but that winning streak came to an end on Monday. Rutland came up short against Brattleboro, falling 15-2.
Hartford's win bumped their record up to 8-1. As for Rutland, their loss dropped their record down to 0-10.
Everything went Hartford's way against Rutland when the teams last played back in April, as Hartford made off with a 13-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Hurricanes since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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