After two games on the road, Stafford is heading back home. They will take on the Ellington Knights at 4:00 p.m. on Monday.
Stafford is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 12 runs on Monday, they were much more limited against Granby Memorial on Tuesday. They took a 5-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Bears.
Meanwhile, Ellington had already won nine in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10.4 runs), and they went ahead and made it ten on Thursday. They never let the Bears onto the board and left with a 7-0 victory. The result was nothing new for Ellington, who have now won ten contests by six runs or more so far this season.
Granby Memorial's batters probably weren't too happy with Camryn Fisher, who pitched a no hitter and racked up 18 Ks (she gave up no walks). Fisher has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than nine strikeouts every time she's pitched this season.
At the plate, Ellington let Sara Gilbert and Kathryn Czyz loose on the outfield. Gilbert scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3, while Czyz went 2-for-3 with a home run, two RBI, and a double. Another player making a difference was Tyla Gambacorta, who went 3-for-3 with two stolen bases and an RBI.
Stafford's loss dropped their record down to 6-5. As for Ellington, their win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-3.
Stafford might still be hurting after the 14-0 defeat they got from Ellington when the teams last played back in May of 2023. Can Stafford avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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