Shepaug Valley came tearing into Friday's matchup with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They walked away with a 5-1 victory over the Thomaston Bears. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Shepaug Valley also won the last time the pair played back in April.
Amelia Jacob made a big impact no matter where she played. She struck out ten batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits (and only one walk). Jacob has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in 13 consecutive pitching appearances. Jacob was also big at the plate, going 2-for-2 with two RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Rachel Hofmann, who scored three runs while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was Lexi Thomas, who went 1-for-2 with three RBI.
On Thomaston's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Addison Patchell, who went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Shepaug Valley's win bumped their record up to 15-2. As for Thomaston, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 11-6-1.
Shepaug Valley will head out on the road to square off against Northwestern Regional at 3:45 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Thomaston, they will look to defend their home field on Saturday against Newtown at 10:00 a.m. Newtown's pitching crew has only allowed 2.6 runs per game this season, so Thomaston's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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