In what's become a running theme this season, Southington gave their fans yet another huge win on Friday. They never let the Middletown Blue Dragons onto the board and left with a 7-0 victory. The win was familiar territory for Southington who now have 11 in a row.
The result came thanks to Maddie Furniss's shutout, as she gave up just three hits and racked up 13 Ks. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in nine consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Olivia Gombotz was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-4. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Aubrey Perugini, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
Southington pushed their record up to 18-3 with that victory, which was their sixth straight at home. As for Middletown, their defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 18-4.
As of now, neither Southington nor Middletown have any future games scheduled.
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