If Nonnewaug was feeling good off their 12-1 takedown of Housatonic last Thursday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Nonnewaug Chiefs fell just short of the Northwestern Regional Highlanders by a score of 2-1 on Saturday. Nonnewaug was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Northwestern Regional apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in April.
T.J. Angiolini spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned runs on five hits and racked up 12 Ks.
On the hitting side, Nonnewaug saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lucas Savarese, who went 1-for-3 with an RBI.
Even though they lost, Nonnewaug didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 12 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Nonnewaug's defeat dropped their record down to 10-7. As for Northwestern Regional, their victory was their 15th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 15-3.
Nonnewaug will look to defend their home field on Monday against Terryville at 4:00 p.m. Nonnewaug is facing Terryville at the right time seeing as Terryville is stuck on a five-game losing streak. As for Northwestern Regional, they will head out on the road to take on Shepaug Valley at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Northwestern Regional's pitching crew has only allowed 3.1 runs per game this season, so Shepaug Valley's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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