The Platt Panthers will head out on the road to square off against the East Catholic Eagles at 3:45 p.m. on Wednesday.
On Monday, Platt came up short against Manchester and fell 9-4.
Meanwhile, East Catholic hadn't done well against South Windsor recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Monday. The Eagles put the hurt on the Bobcats with a sharp 24-4 win. The Eagles' hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Amelia Deschaine was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She struck out nine batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off seven hits. With that strong performance, she is now averaging an impressive 5.8 strikeouts per game. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with two RBI.
In other batting news, East Catholic got a massive performance out of Delaney Poach, who went a perfect 4-for-4 with one home run, eight RBI, and three runs. That's the most hits Poach has posted since back in April of 2024. Ciara Flaherty was another key player, getting on base in all five of her plate appearances with one home run, four runs, and three RBI.
East Catholic was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .655. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their batting average total in three consecutive matchups.
The victory got East Catholic back to even at 2-2. As for Platt, their loss dropped their record down to 1-1.
Platt couldn't quite finish off East Catholic in their previous meeting back in April of 2024 and fell 14-12. Can the Panthers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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