Reading Memorial and Arlington are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2021, but likely not for long. The Reading Memorial Rockets are on the road again on Thursday to play the Arlington Spy Ponders at 4:15 p.m. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
In what's become a running theme this season, Reading Memorial gave their fans yet another huge victory last Wednesday. They were the clear victor by a 23-2 margin over Watertown. While fans of Reading Memorial might be used to big wins, the 21-run margin marked the team's biggest one yet.
Meanwhile, Arlington entered their tilt with Belmont with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They won by a run and slipped past the Marauders 3-2.
Natalia Fotopoulos made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She struck out six batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off six hits (and only one walk). Fotopoulos has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Fotopoulos was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Monica Obedzinski was excellent, going 2-for-3 with a stolen base and two RBI.
Reading Memorial's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 9-2. As for Arlington, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season.
Reading Memorial took their victory against Arlington in their previous matchup back in April by a conclusive 13-6. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Arlington's Hailey Lucente, who scored three runs while going 4-for-4. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Reading Memorial still be able to contain Lucente? There's only one way to find out.
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