Agawam had lost three straight on the road, but on Friday they dropped their record down to 11-9 to make it four. They fell 9-4 to the East Longmeadow Spartans. Unfortunately, that's the third time they've come up short against the Spartans this season, with their most recent loss being a 13-7 defeat back in April.
Agawam saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Alexina Lentes, who went 2-for-4 with one run.
As for East Longmeadow, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-4 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games.
On East Longmeadow's side, Riley McCauley spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned (and one unearned) runs on nine hits and racked up eight Ks. McCauley has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in eight consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, East Longmeadow got a massive performance out of Angelina Leone, who got on base in all four of her plate appearances with one home run and three RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Eve Butler, who went 3-for-5 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one double.
Agawam wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next contest, a 6-4 defeat against Plymouth South on the 2nd. As for East Longmeadow, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 15-5 loss against Westfield on the 27th.
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