The Shepaug Valley Spartans will head out on the road to challenge the Newtown Nighthawks at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Shepaug Valley is headed into the match fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They put the hurt on Abbott RVT with a sharp 27-6 victory on Tuesday. The win made it back-to-back victories for Shepaug Valley.
Clare Moore made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out six batters over five innings while giving up four earned (and two unearned) runs off seven hits. Moore was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 3-for-6.
In other batting news, Shepaug Valley let Hayden Fisher and Rachel Hofmann loose on the outfield. Fisher fired off six runs, two triples, and two doubles while going 6-for-5, while Hofmann went 4-for-5 with seven RBI, three runs, and two doubles. Emma O'Dwyer was another key contributor, scoring three runs while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Newtown made easy work of Notre Dame Catholic on Monday and carried off a 12-5 win.
Shepaug Valley's victory bumped their record up to 12-2. As for Newtown, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season.
Shepaug Valley came out on top in a nail-biter against Newtown in their previous meeting back in April, sneaking past 1-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Shepaug Valley since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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