The Immaculate Mustangs will take on the Newtown Nighthawks at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Immaculate is coming into the contest hot, having won their last five games.
If Immaculate beats Newtown with 13 runs on Friday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two matches with that exact score. Everything went the Mustangs' way against Pomperaug on Wednesday as they made off with a 13-3 win. The result was nothing new for the Mustangs, who have now won four games by nine runs or more so far this season.
Cami O'Rourke and Olivia Lugo did most of the damage at the plate: O'Rourke went 2-for-5 with three RBI, two runs, and one stolen base, while Lugo went 3-for-5 with three stolen bases, two doubles, and one run. Another player making a difference was Norah Whitmore, who went 1-for-3 with two runs.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact: Immaculate kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 14 hits. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their hit total in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Newtown posted their closest victory since April 26, 2024 on Thursday. They won by a run and slipped past Shepaug Valley 4-3. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Nighthawks.
Immaculate's win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-2. Those road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.6 runs over those games. As for Newtown, the win got them back to even at 3-3.
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