Litchfield is 0-10 against Northwestern Regional since May of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Sunday. The Litchfield Cowboys will be playing in front of their home fans against the Northwestern Regional Highlanders at 10:00 a.m. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Litchfield is headed into the contest fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Everything went their way against Thomaston on Wednesday as Litchfield made off with a 20-1 victory. The result was nothing new for Litchfield, who have now won six games by six runs or more so far this season.
Jack Gollow and Elian Vega did most of the damage at the plate: Gollow went 4-for-5 with five RBI, two runs, and a double, while Vega scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3. Cyrus Gerena was another key contributor, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Northwestern Regional waltzed into their matchup on Saturday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. They had just enough and edged the Chiefs out 2-1.
Litchfield's win bumped their record up to 10-6. As for Northwestern Regional, they pushed their record up to 15-3 with that victory, which was their 15th straight on the road dating back to last season.
Litchfield couldn't quite finish off Northwestern Regional in their previous matchup back in April and fell 11-9. Can Litchfield avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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