After a string of three wins, East Hartford's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They lost 10-3 to the East Catholic Eagles. East Hartford has not had much luck with East Catholic recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
East Hartford saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Vanessa Quealy, who went 2-for-4 with a stolen base and a double. Catherine Reynolds was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
On East Catholic's side, Amelia Deschaine made a splash while hitting and pitching. She tossed seven innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off nine hits. Deschaine has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in eight consecutive pitching appearances. Deschaine was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Delaney Poach, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, three runs, and three RBI. Another player making a difference was Ciara Flaherty, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
East Hartford now has a losing record at 6-7. As for East Catholic, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a massive bump to their 11-6 record this season.
East Hartford will head out on the road to square off against Rocky Hill at 3:45 p.m. on Friday. East Hartford is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.4 runs per game this season. As for East Catholic, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Edwin O. Smith at 3:45 p.m. on Friday. Both teams will come into the contest having just posted big wins, so someone is set to suffer a big change in fortunes.
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