If Ledyard was feeling good fresh off their 13-3 takedown of East Haven on Thursday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Colonels fell just short of the Glastonbury Guardians by a score of 7-6 on Friday.
Aleecia Helme made the most of her time in the batter's box despite the final result and went 2-for-4 with one triple, one run, and one RBI. That triple marked the first that she has hit this season. Another player making a difference was Skylar Cimino, who went 2-for-4 with one triple and one RBI.
Ledyard's loss was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 7-7. Even worse, they were so close so many times: the defeats came by an average of only 1.75 runs. As for Glastonbury, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups. That's provided a massive bump to their 8-8 record this season.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Ledyard will venture away from home to challenge Woodstock Academy at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Glastonbury, they will head out to square off against Manchester at 3:45 p.m. on Monday. The Red Hawks have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 14.64 runs per game on average), something the Guardians will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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