The Northwestern Regional Highlanders will head out on the road to take on the Nonnewaug Chiefs at 3:45 p.m. on Wednesday. Northwestern Regional is looking to tack on another W to their 12-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
If Northwestern Regional beats Nonnewaug with ten runs on Wednesday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two games with that exact score. Everything went Northwestern Regional's way against Wolcott RVT on Thursday as Northwestern Regional made off with a 10-3 win. The result was nothing new for Northwestern Regional, who have now won five matchups by seven runs or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, Nonnewaug scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Monday. They were the clear victor by a 21-5 margin over Thomaston. Nonnewaug might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won six contests by six runs or more this season.
Lucas Savarese made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Savarese was even better at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in four of his six plate appearances.
In other pitching news, Tyler DiElsi looked comfortable as he pitched 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
Back at the plate, Nonnewaug got a massive performance out of Derek Chung, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Brayden Whipple was another key contributor, going 2-for-5 with three runs, four RBI, and a stolen base.
Northwestern Regional has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-3 record this season. As for Nonnewaug, their record is now 9-6.
Northwestern Regional might still be hurting after the 12-3 defeat they got from Nonnewaug when the teams last played last Saturday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Nonnewaug's T.J. Angiolini, who struck out ten batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off one hit. Now that Northwestern Regional knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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