Hand is 0-10 against Cheshire since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Hand Tigers will head out on the road to challenge the Cheshire Rams at 4:15 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
On Wednesday, everything went Hand's way against Branford as Hand made off with a 9-2 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Hand.
Erin Cerny made a splash while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over 5.2 innings pitched. Cerny has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one hit in three consecutive pitching appearances. Cerny was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in two of her four plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Bianca Pasquinelli, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Tatum Cash was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with a triple and a run.
Meanwhile, Cheshire entered their tilt with Sheehan with ten consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with 11. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Titans a 12-0 shutout on Friday. Cheshire's pitching crew has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a run in their last four matchups.
Hand has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a massive bump to their 8-10 record this season. As for Cheshire, they pushed their record up to 14-1 with that win, which was their sixth straight at home.
Hand came up short against Cheshire when the teams last played on May 1st, falling 5-0. Can Hand avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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