The Norwich Free Academy Wildcats will look to defend their home field on Thursday against the St. Bernard Saints at 4:15 p.m. Norwich Free Academy will be looking to keep their six-game home win streak alive.
Norwich Free Academy is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Connecticut's top teams: Edwin O. Smith, who was ranked 18th in their home state at the time (Norwich Free Academy was ranked 13th). Norwich Free Academy fell just short of Edwin O. Smith by a score of 9-7 on Monday.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought matchup, but St. Bernard had to settle for a 4-3 loss against Montville on Tuesday. St. Bernard has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Katy Scribner spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and two unearned) runs on seven hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than seven innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Angelica Tompkins was cooking despite her team's loss, going 1-for-3 with a home run.
Norwich Free Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 11-7. As for St. Bernard, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-8.
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