Norfolk County Agricultural is 1-8 against Ursuline Academy since April of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Norfolk County Agricultural Rams will head out on the road to square off against the Ursuline Academy Bears at 3:45 p.m. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Norfolk County Agricultural will roll into the matchup after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any runs two weeks ago, then bounced right back against Old Colony RVT last Thursday. Norfolk County Agricultural came out on top against Old Colony RVT by a score of 14-10.
Meanwhile, after only two runs in their last game, Ursuline Academy made sure to put some runs up on the board against Dover-Sherborn on Thursday. Ursuline Academy blew past Dover-Sherborn 12-6. Considering Ursuline Academy has won five contests by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Anna Kuchta made a big impact no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out nine batters over 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits (and only one walk). Kuchta has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. Kuchta was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-5 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI.
In other batting news, Colleen Ganley was incredible, scoring two runs while going 3-for-5. Ella Cusson was another key contributor, going 1-for-2 with a triple, two RBI, and a run.
Norfolk County Agricultural is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 4-2 record this season. As for Ursuline Academy, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-5.
Norfolk County Agricultural suffered a grim 13-4 defeat to Ursuline Academy when the teams last played back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Kuchta, who struck out 14 batters over seven innings while giving up four earned runs off four hits. Now that Norfolk County Agricultural knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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