The Bristol Central Rams will face off against the Granby Memorial Bears at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday.
Bristol Central is headed into the contest having just suffered their biggest loss since April 4th on Thursday. They came up short against Hand, falling 12-5. The Rams have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Granby Memorial entered their tilt with Suffield on Wednesday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Wildcats a 25-0 shutout. The Bears might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won ten games by six runs or more this season.
Amanda Bristol made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out six over five innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in four consecutive appearances. She was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in four of her five plate appearances with four runs, two RBI, and one double. Those four runs gave her a new career-high.
In other batting news, Ellison Haury was a standout: she went a perfect 5-for-5 with one home run, five runs, and five RBI. Those five hits gave her a new career-high. Sophia Vitelli was another key player, going 2-for-4 with one home run, three runs, and three RBI.
Granby Memorial was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .615. They are a perfect 9-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Bristol Central's defeat dropped their record down to 14-3. As for Granby Memorial, their win bumped their record up to 13-5.
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