Old Lyme is 9-1 against Westbrook since April of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Old Lyme Wildcats are on the road again to play the Westbrook Knights at 4:00 p.m. One thing working in Old Lyme's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last four matches.
Old Lyme's hitters will try to repeat the strong performance they gave on Monday, when they got past Coginchaug Regional's usually-dominant pitching crew. Everything went Old Lyme's way against Coginchaug Regional as Old Lyme made off with a 13-1 victory. 13 seems to be a good number for Old Lyme as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Grace Zembruski spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered one run (which was unearned) on three hits and racked up 14 Ks.
At the plate, Ava Roth and Sybil Neary did most of the damage at the plate: Roth went 3-for-3 with three runs, three RBI, and two doubles, while Neary went 3-for-5 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs. Neary is on a roll when it comes to RBI, as she's now brought in three or more in the last three games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Kaylyn Vernan, who scored a run while going 3-for-5.
Meanwhile, Tuesday just wasn't the day for Westbrook's offense. They lost 9-0 to North Branford on Tuesday. The defeat leaves Westbrook without a win on the season.
Old Lyme's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 9-1. As for Westbrook, their loss dropped their record down to 0-2.
Old Lyme took their win against Westbrook in their previous matchup back in May of 2022 by a conclusive 18-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Old Lyme since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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