Shelton lost against Lauralton Hall back in April, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Wednesday. The Shelton Gaels fell just short of the Lauralton Hall Crusaders by a score of 4-3. Shelton has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Shelton saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Sadie Balocca, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
On Lauralton Hall's side, Francesca Colangelo spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three runs (all of which were unearned) on four hits and racked up 16 Ks. Colangelo has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in six consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Elise Bowman, who scored two runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Maya Dawid, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI.
Shelton's loss dropped their record down to 6-10. As for Lauralton Hall, their win bumped their record up to 10-8.
Shelton will stay at home for another game and welcome Hamden at 3:45 p.m. on Friday. As for Lauralton Hall, they will head out on the road to face off against O'Brien RVT at 3:45 p.m. on Thursday.
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