Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted and New London-Spicer are an even 3-3 against one another since May of 2021, but likely not for long. The Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted Lakers will look to defend their home field on Thursday against the New London-Spicer Wildcats at 4:00 p.m. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Having struggled with five defeats in a row, Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted finally turned things around against Providence Academy on Tuesday. Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted had just enough and edged Providence Academy out 6-5.
Kirsten Heber spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and three unearned) runs on ten hits and racked up nine Ks. Those nine strikeouts set a new season-high mark for her.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Kelsi Jude, who went 3-for-4 with two triples, two runs, and a stolen base. Anna Smith was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, New London-Spicer entered their tilt with Litchfield with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Dragons a 3-0 shutout on Monday.
Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted's victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 5-15. As for New London-Spicer, they pushed their record up to 5-6 with that win, which was their third straight on the road.
Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted skirted past New London-Spicer 8-7 when the teams last played back in May of 2023. Does Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted have another victory up their sleeve, or will New London-Spicer turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
