After two games on the road, Ludlowe is heading back home. They will take on the Warde Mustangs at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Ludlowe is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.2 runs per game this season.
Ludlowe is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Connecticut's top teams: St. Joseph, who was ranked second in their home state at the time (Ludlowe was ranked 20th). Ludlowe fell just short of St. Joseph by a score of 3-1 on Monday.
Alex Lewey was huge no matter where she played even without the win. She tossed six innings while giving up three earned runs off four hits. Lewey has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in 11 consecutive pitching appearances. Lewey was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with an RBI.
Lewey wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Rosanna Merturi, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Warde earned an 8-3 victory over Danbury on Monday.
Ludlowe's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 10-3. As for Warde, their win bumped their record up to 4-6.
Ludlowe was able to grind out a solid victory over Warde when the teams last played back in May of 2023, winning 4-0. Will Ludlowe repeat their success, or does Warde have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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