Southington stacked a ninth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Monday. They were the clear victor by a 15-1 margin over the Maloney Spartans. Winning may never get old, but Southington sure is getting used to it with their fifth in a row.
Maddie Furniss made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits (and not a single walk). Furniss has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. Furniss was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI.
In other batting news, Shelby Jordan was excellent, scoring three runs while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. Mallory Rohon was another key contributor, scoring a run while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
On Maloney's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Maya Massores, who went 2-for-2 with an RBI.
Southington's win was their seventh straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 12-3. As for Maloney, they have been struggling recently as they've lost seven of their last eight contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 11-7 record this season.
Southington will head out on the road to take on Avon at 4:45 p.m. on Tuesday. Southington's pitching crew has only allowed 2.3 runs per game this season, so Avon's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Maloney, they will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Wilcox RVT at 3:30 p.m. Maloney is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 10 runs per game this season.
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