The South Hadley Tigers will head out on the road to challenge the East Longmeadow Spartans at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. South Hadley's pitching crew has only allowed 1.5 runs per game this season, so East Longmeadow's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
South Hadley fell victim to Longmeadow and their airtight pitching crew on Monday. They fell just short of the Lancers by a score of 2-0.
Meanwhile, East Longmeadow waltzed into their contest on Monday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They were the clear victors by a 13-0 margin over the Terriers. The result was nothing new for the Spartans, who have now won six games by nine runs or more so far this season.
Riley McCauley made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over seven innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than one walk any time she's pitched this season. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-5 with four RBI and one double.
In other batting news, East Longmeadow let Angelina Leone and Eve Butler run wild. Leone scored three runs while going 2-for-4, while Butler scored two runs while going 3-for-5. Another player making a difference was Emma Maurer, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
East Longmeadow was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .417. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .355 or higher in four consecutive matchups.
East Longmeadow's record now sits at 6-1. As for South Hadley, their loss dropped their record down to 2-2.
South Hadley skirted past East Longmeadow 6-4 when the teams last played back in May of 2024. Will the Tigers repeat their success, or do the Spartans have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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