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| 04/06/19 - Home | 7-5 W |
| 04/15/15 - Away | 9-2 W |
| 04/15/15 - Away | 9-2 W |
| 04/15/15 - Away | 9-2 W |
Lauralton Hall has gone a perfect 4-0 against Hand recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Wednesday. The Crusaders will be playing at home against the Tigers at 3:45 p.m. Lauralton Hall is looking for their season's first win.
Monday just wasn't the day for Lauralton Hall's offense. They came up short against Cheshire on Monday, falling 13-0.
Meanwhile, after low-scoring totals in their previous five match, Hand brought some dynamite into their most recent contest. They never let Wilbur Cross get on the board and left with a 15-0 victory on Monday. The Tigers haven't had any issues with the Governors recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive win against them.
Erin Cerny and Grace Hall made a big impact while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Cerny pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Hall kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out nine over four innings pitched. That's the most strikeouts she has posted since back in May of 2024. At bat, Cerny got on base in two of her four plate appearances with two stolen bases and three runs, while Hall went a perfect 2-for-2 with one triple and two RBI. That triple was Hall's first of the season.
In other batting news, Hand got a massive performance out of Danielle Phelan, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with three doubles, three RBI, and one stolen base. That's the most RBI Phelan has posted since back in May of 2024. Another player making a difference was Phoebe Brennan, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with two stolen bases, three RBI, and two runs.
Hand always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .607. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Hand's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-5. As for Lauralton Hall, their loss dropped their record down to 0-5.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Wednesday. Lauralton Hall hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.4 home runs per game. However, it's not like Hand struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.5 home runs. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Lauralton Hall came out on top in a nail-biter against Hand in their previous matchup back in April of 2019, sneaking past 7-5. Will the Crusaders repeat their success, or do the Tigers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
