Old Lyme won the last time they faced Coginchaug Regional, and things went their way on Monday too. The Old Lyme Wildcats walked away with a 7-3 victory over the Coginchaug Regional Blue Devils. The win made it back-to-back victories for Old Lyme.
Emma Bayor made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out six over seven innings pitched. Bayor was also solid in the batter's box, scoring three runs while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Grace Phaneuf was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-3. Sybil Neary was another key contributor, going 1-for-4 with a home run and three RBI.
On Coginchaug Regional's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ashley Tarquino, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-4. Another player making a difference was Paige Konopka, who got on base in all four of her plate appearances with.
Even though they lost, Coginchaug Regional didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with ten strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Old Lyme only tossed six.
Old Lyme's win bumped their record up to 2-0.
Old Lyme will be playing at home against Hale Ray at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Coginchaug Regional, they will head out on the road to take on Portland at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Coginchaug Regional is no doubt hoping to put an end to a five-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
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