The Stonington Bears will head out on the road to take on the Branford Hornets at 4:15 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Stonington has three straight wins, Branford has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
On Monday, Stonington earned a 6-1 victory over St. Bernard.
Meanwhile, Branford came up short against Mercy on Monday and fell 5-2.
Shelby Burnham put in work while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she tossed six innings while giving up three earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits. Burnham has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Burnham was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two runs and a triple.
Burnham wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Madigan Lawler, who went 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Stonington's win bumped their record up to 14-3. As for Branford, their loss dropped their record down to 4-12.
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