Arlington had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7 runs), and they went ahead and made it four on Tuesday. They walked away with an 8-3 victory over the Arlington Catholic Cougars. That's two games straight that Arlington has won by exactly five runs.
Natalia Fotopoulos made a splash while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run over seven innings pitched. Fotopoulos has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in six consecutive pitching appearances. Fotopoulos was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 3-for-5.
In other batting news, Monica Obedzinski was a standout: she went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases, a triple, and a run. Piper Guiney was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Arlington is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season. As for Arlington Catholic, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 10-3.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Arlington will challenge Billerica Memorial at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Arlington's pitching crew has only allowed 3.4 runs per game this season, so Billerica Memorial's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Arlington Catholic, they will head out on the road to face off against Masconomet Regional at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday.
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