The Somers Tuskers will head out on the road to take on the Brewster Bears at 4:45 p.m. on Monday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the pair will really light up the scoreboard.
Somers stacked a sixth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Saturday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Yorktown an 11-0 shutout. The win was familiar territory for Somers who now have four in a row.
Emily Boyle was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out six over seven innings pitched. Boyle has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances. Boyle was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-5 with two RBI.
In other batting news, Katherine Papa and Caitlin Fitts did most of the damage at the plate: Papa went 3-for-4 with five RBI, two runs, and a double, while Fitts scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Katie Cole was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, Brewster made easy work of Rye on Saturday and carried off a 16-2 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Brewster.
Somers' win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-4. As for Brewster, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-5 record this season.
Somers took their victory against Brewster when the teams last played two weeks ago by a conclusive 10-1. Does Somers have another victory up their sleeve, or will Brewster turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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