Thunderbirds
| 05/07/25 vs Morgan | 19 |
| 04/28/25 @ Hale Ray | 19 |
| 04/23/25 @ Portland | 19 |
| 04/24/25 vs Westbrook | 18 |
| 04/09/25 @ Morgan | 16 |
North Branford waltzed into their match on Wednesday with eight straight wins... but they left with nine. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Old Lyme Wildcats an 8-0 shutout. Considering the Thunderbirds have won 13 games by more than six runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Not much got past Lauren Vitarisi, who gave up just three hits and racked up 12 Ks to keep Old Lyme off the board. Vitarisi has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than ten strikeouts in eight consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Lexi Falcioni was incredible, going 3-for-4 with one triple, one stolen base, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Ava Ryszczyk, who went 2-for-4 with two doubles.
North Branford's win was their ninth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 23-1. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for Old Lyme, their loss dropped their record down to 13-11.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: North Branford beat the Wildcats by a score of 8-0 later that day.
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