Trumbull dropped their record down to 6-5 on Tuesday, which also ended the team's three-game streak of wins on the road. They fell just short of the Norwalk Bears by a score of 5-4. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last five times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
As for Norwalk, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.9 runs on average over those games.
For Norwalk's part, Maddie Collins spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and three unearned) runs on five hits and racked up seven Ks. Collins has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in four consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Norwalk's victory was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Maggie Donahue, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI and one double. That's the most RBI Donahue has posted since back in April.
While Trumbull had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair will be back at it again later today.
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