On Saturday, Norwich Free Academy faced North Branford in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Norwich Free Academy Wildcats came out on top against the North Branford Thunderbirds by a score of 4-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for Norwich Free Academy.
For North Branford's part, Kiley Mullins spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned (and one unearned) runs on seven hits and racked up six Ks. Mullins has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in ten consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, North Branford saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Adriana Hills, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Norwich Free Academy's win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-6. As for North Branford, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 16-3.
Norwich Free Academy will head out on the road to take on Edwin O. Smith at 3:45 p.m. on Monday. Edwin O. Smith is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 10.1 runs per game this season. As for North Branford, they will look to defend their home field on Monday against East Hampton at 4:00 p.m. North Branford is facing East Hampton at the right time seeing as East Hampton is stuck on a ten-game losing streak.
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