The Fitch Falcons will head out to take on the East Haven Yellowjackets at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday.
On Wednesday, Fitch came up short against Norwich Free Academy and fell 11-7. The Falcons have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Maerin Lyon made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with one home run, three runs, and two RBI. She also put up a double, which was her first of the season. Grace Cosmopoulos was another key player, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, East Haven had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5 runs) and they went ahead and made it four on Wednesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Grizzlies, sneaking past 7-5. While the Yellowjackets didn't have the best season last year (they finished 9-11), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
East Haven's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 4-1. Those road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.3 runs over those games. As for Fitch, they now have a losing record of 2-3.
Fitch suffered a grim 11-1 defeat to East Haven in their previous meeting back in May of 2019. Can the Falcons avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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