After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Windsor, Newington was happy to have turned things around on Monday. Everything went their way against the East Hartford Hornets as the Newington Nor'easters made off with an 11-4 win. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Newington considering their one-run performance the match before.
kiley connor?s was a standout: she scored a run while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of ava johnson, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
On East Hartford's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Izzy Brito, who went 2-for-3 with a home run and three RBI. Brito has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than six innings every time she's pitched this season. Another player making a difference was Kaylee Hernandez, who scored a run and stole three bases.
The victory got Newington back to even at 1-1. As for East Hartford, they now have a losing record at 1-2.
Newington has the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome Edwin O. Smith at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. East Hartford will take on Wethersfield at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday. East Hartford has given up an average of 8 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
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