The Norwich Purple Tornado lost 18-1 to the Sherburne-Earlville Marauders on Friday. Norwich has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
For Sherburne-Earlville's part, Haleigh Fisher made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 11 over five innings pitched. Fisher has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings every time she's pitched this season. Fisher was also big at the plate, scoring three runs while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Emilee Bennett, who went 3-for-4 with seven RBI and two runs. Another player making a difference was Savanna Born, who scored a run while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances.
Norwich's loss dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Sherburne-Earlville, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 5-1.
Norwich will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Seton Catholic Central at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Sherburne-Earlville, they will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against Waterville at 4:30 p.m. Sherburne-Earlville is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.5 runs per game this season.
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