Bacon Academy is 1-9 against Ledyard since May of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Bacon Academy Bobcats have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Ledyard Colonels at 4:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Last Monday, everything went Bacon Academy's way against Killingly as Bacon Academy made off with a 7-1 win.
Samantha D'Atri spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on four hits and racked up eight Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Jazlyn Small-Yu, who went 2-for-2 with a home run, two runs, and a double. Meghan Walsh was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with a triple, two RBI, and a run.
Meanwhile, while Ledyard put up plenty of runs on Monday, the same can't be said for New London. Ledyard was the clear victor by a 12-0 margin over New London.
Bacon Academy pushed their record up to 9-4 with that victory, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Ledyard, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season.
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