After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Bethel, Shepaug Valley was happy to have turned things around on Friday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Housatonic Mountaineers a 4-0 shutout. That's more bragging rights for Shepaug Valley, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
The team relied heavily on Griffin Blum, who went 2-for-2 with three RBI and two doubles. Another player making a difference was Jon Croft, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2.
Shepaug Valley is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-4 record this season. As for Housatonic, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-5.
Shepaug Valley will play host again on Saturday to welcome Northwestern Regional, where first pitch is scheduled at 1:00 p.m. Northwestern Regional is coming into the game with nine straight victories on the road, so Shepaug Valley will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum. Housatonic does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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