The Thomaston Bears will be playing in front of their home fans against the Nonnewaug Chiefs at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Thomaston will be strutting in after a victory while Nonnewaug will be coming in after a defeat.
On Monday, Thomaston got themselves on the board against Terryville, but Terryville never followed suit. Everything went their way against the Kangaroos as they made off with a 22-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Thomaston.
Madison Decker made a big impact no matter where she played. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 12 over five innings pitched. Decker was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with two RBI.
In other batting news, Thomaston let Jackie Phillips and Ava Harkness loose on the outfield. Phillips got on base in all five of her plate appearances with two runs, a triple, and two RBI, while Harkness went 1-for-3 with three runs, three RBI, and a triple. The team also got some help courtesy of Samantha Armstrong, who scored four runs while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Nonnewaug's 15-7 record from last season is now well into the rear view mirror after another tough outing. They took a 6-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of Shepaug Valley on Monday.
Thomaston's victory bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Nonnewaug, their loss dropped their record down to 1-3.
Thomaston skirted past Nonnewaug 2-0 in their previous matchup back in May of 2023. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Nonnewaug's Allysa Calabrese, who struck out nine batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits (and only one walk). Now that she won't be playing on Wednesday, will it be that much easier for Thomaston to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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