Bacon Academy fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against Ledyard on Wednesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Ledyard Colonels by a score of 5-4. Bacon Academy has struggled against Ledyard recently, as their match on Wednesday was their ninth consecutive lost matchup.
Samantha D'Atri put in work no matter where she played. On the mound, she pitched seven innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off 11 hits. D'Atri has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings every time she's pitched this season. D'Atri was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Reina Hill made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Jazlyn Small-Yu was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Bacon Academy now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Ledyard, they pushed their record up to 2-1 with that victory, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Bacon Academy will take on New London at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Bacon Academy is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 11.8 runs per game this season. As for Ledyard, their homestand will continue as they prepare to take on Killingly at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Killingly's pitching crew has only allowed 3.2 runs per game this season, so Ledyard's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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