The Hand Tigers will head out on the road to square off against the Sheehan Titans at 3:45 p.m. on Friday. Hand is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.1 runs per game this season.
Hand is headed out in good spirits considering the team just ended their winless streak on the road against Sacred Heart Academy on Wednesday. Hand sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 13-11 victory over Sacred Heart Academy. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Hand considering their one-run performance the match before.
Alexa Young and Lexi Guerrette did most of the damage at the plate: Young scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4, while Guerrette scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Taylor Ferraiolo was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 3-for-5.
Meanwhile, Sheehan stacked a sixth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Wednesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand East Haven a 9-0 shutout.
Hand's win bumped their record up to 4-5. As for Sheehan, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-2 record this season.
Hand suffered a grim 11-1 defeat to Sheehan in their previous meeting on April 8th. Can Hand avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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