The Northwestern Regional Highlanders will be playing in front of their home fans against the Shepaug Valley Spartans at 3:45 p.m. on Wednesday.
Things were looking good for Northwestern Regional after they put the first points on the board on Tuesday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They took a 9-5 hit to the loss column at the hands of Nonnewaug.
Meanwhile, Shepaug Valley had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9 runs), and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. They walked away with a 5-1 win over the Bears.
Amelia Jacob made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out ten batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits (and only one walk). Jacob has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in 12 consecutive pitching appearances. Jacob was also big at the plate, going 2-for-2 with two RBI.
In other batting news, Rachel Hofmann was excellent, scoring three runs while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was Lexi Thomas, who went 1-for-2 with three RBI.
Northwestern Regional's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-8-1. As for Shepaug Valley, their victory bumped their record up to 14-2.
Northwestern Regional came up short against Shepaug Valley in their previous meeting back in April, falling 11-8. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Shepaug Valley's Clare Moore, who struck out nine batters over seven innings while giving up eight earned runs off seven hits. Now that Northwestern Regional 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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