The Hamden Green Dragons will be playing in front of their home fans against the Lauralton Hall Crusaders at 3:45 p.m. on Monday. Hamden has now lost eight straight, leaving the team hunting for their first win since April 16.
Hamden is headed into the game fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They fell 19-14 to Shelton on Friday. Even if Hamden couldn't come away with the win, the high-scoring effort was a great turnaround for their hitters, which had struggled int the games prior.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought matchup, but Lauralton Hall had to settle for a 6-5 loss against O'Brien RVT on Thursday.
Francesca Colangelo put in work while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 19 batters over 9.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and five unearned) runs off six hits (and only one walk). Colangelo has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in seven consecutive pitching appearances. Colangelo was also big at the plate, going 4-for-5 with three doubles, a run, and an RBI.
In other batting news, Maya Dawid and Sydney Grund did some serious damage despite the final result: Dawid went 3-for-6 with two RBI, while Grund scored a run while going 3-for-6. Another player making a difference was Lexi Grund, who got three hits from her four at bats.
Hamden's defeat dropped their record down to 4-13. As for Lauralton Hall, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 10-9 record this season.
Hamden came up short against Lauralton Hall when the teams last played back in April, falling 10-6. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Colangelo, who struck out 19 batters over seven innings while giving up three earned (and three unearned) runs off seven hits. Now that Hamden knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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