The East Haven Yellowjackets will head out on the road to take on the North Haven Nighthawks at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Last Friday, East Haven got the win against Shelton by a conclusive 8-2.
Meanwhile, North Haven had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8 runs), and they went ahead and made it five on Monday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Hornets a 7-0 shutout.
The result came thanks to Reece Hebert's shutout, as she gave up just four hits and racked up 15 Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in eight consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Alexandra Anquillare was excellent, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Emelia Brandi, who scored a run while going 1-for-1.
The victory got East Haven back to even at 4-4. As for North Haven, their win bumped their record up to 15-2.
East Haven might still be hurting after the 14-2 loss they got from North Haven in their previous meeting back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of North Haven's Gabriella Blanchard, who went 3-for-4 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs. Now that East Haven knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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