South Windsor was the 9-4 winner over East Hartford when they last played one another back in May of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The South Windsor Bobcats fell 7-2 to the East Hartford Hornets on Monday.
Gabrielle Ryan spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and five unearned) runs on ten hits and racked up ten Ks.
At the plate, Sienna Michaelson was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Reese Pellerin, who went 2-for-3 with an RBI.
Even though they lost, South Windsor 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 East Hartford only tossed three.
On East Hartford's side, Izzy Brito was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits. Brito has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances. Brito was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 4-for-4.
In other batting news, Julea Casaol was excellent, going 2-for-4 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
South Windsor's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 7-7. As for East Hartford, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 6-6.
South Windsor will head out on the road to square off against Manchester at 3:45 p.m. on Wednesday. As for East Hartford, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Windsor at 3:45 p.m. on Wednesday.
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