The Shepaug Valley Spartans will be playing at home against the Northwestern Regional Highlanders at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Shepaug Valley: 2.1, Northwestern Regional: 3.1) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Shepaug Valley's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They walked away with a 4-0 win over Housatonic.
The team relied heavily on Griffin Blum, who went 2-for-2 with three RBI and two doubles. Another player making a difference was Jon Croft, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Northwestern Regional came tearing into Saturday's match with six straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.7 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They skirted past the Chiefs 2-1.
Shepaug Valley has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-4 record this season. As for Northwestern Regional, their victory was their 15th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 15-3.
Everything went Shepaug Valley's way against Northwestern Regional when the teams last played back in April as Shepaug Valley made off with an 8-0 win. Does Shepaug Valley have another victory up their sleeve, or will Northwestern Regional turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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