Masuk put another one in the bag on Wednesday to keep their perfect season alive. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Newtown Nighthawks and snuck past 6-4. Six seems to be a good number for Masuk as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Julia Bacoulis was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out 15 batters over nine innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off five hits. Bacoulis has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances. Bacoulis was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a home run and four RBI.
In other batting news, Ava Moretti was excellent, going 1-for-2 with a home run and two RBI. Aubrey Zvovushe-Ramos was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-4.
Masuk's win was their 15th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 24-0. As for Newtown, their defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 14-7-1.
Masuk will head out on the road to face off against Darien at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Darien: 3, Masuk: 1.3) so any runs scored will be well earned. Newtown does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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