The Coginchaug Regional Blue Devils will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against the North Branford Thunderbirds at 4:00 p.m. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Coginchaug Regional can't be too worried about heading out to take on North Branford: they just beat Hale Ray at home, who had been dominant on their own field up to that point. Coginchaug Regional walked away with a 5-1 win over Hale Ray on Monday.
Meanwhile, North Branford put the finishing touches on their 14th blowout victory of the season on Monday. They put the hurt on Cromwell with a sharp 15-3 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for North Branford.
Kiley Mullins was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Mullins has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in 12 consecutive pitching appearances. Mullins was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-5.
In other batting news, North Branford got a massive performance out of Lexi Falcioni, who got on base in all five of her plate appearances with three RBI, two runs, and a triple. Natalia Lucibello was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances.
Coginchaug Regional pushed their record up to 12-7 with that win, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for North Branford, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 18-3 record this season.
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