Dighton-Rehoboth Regional is on a three-game streak of home wins, while Norton is on a five-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Dighton-Rehoboth Regional Falcons will take on the Norton Lancers at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Dighton-Rehoboth Regional: 2.3, Norton: 3) so any runs scored will be well earned.
In what's become a running theme this season, Dighton-Rehoboth Regional gave their fans yet another huge win on Saturday. They blew past Arlington Catholic 19-3. While fans of Dighton-Rehoboth Regional might be used to big wins, the 16-run margin marked the team's biggest one yet.
Edy LaTour was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she tossed seven innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off six hits. LaTour has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in nine consecutive pitching appearances. LaTour was also big at the plate, getting on base in four of her five plate appearances with two RBI and a double.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Cam Cloonan, who fired off two home runs, four runs, and four RBI while going 3-for-6. Haleigh Kelley was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Norton faced St. Mary's in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. Norton never let St. Mary's onto the board and left with a 1-0 victory. That's two games straight that Norton has won by just one run.
Norton saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Liana Danubio, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base.
Dighton-Rehoboth Regional has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 22-4 record this season. As for Norton, their win bumped their record up to 21-2.
Both the two teams just can't seem to miss. Dighton-Rehoboth Regional has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 11.7 hits per game. However, it's not like Norton struggles in that department as they've been averaging only 5.6. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Dighton-Rehoboth Regional beat Norton 9-4 when the teams last played back in April. Does Dighton-Rehoboth Regional have another victory up their sleeve, or will Norton turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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