Litchfield had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Wednesday. They had just enough and edged the Shepaug Valley Spartans out 2-1. This was payback for Litchfield, who suffered a 6-1 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Travis Lipinsky spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered one run (which was unearned) on three hits and racked up ten Ks.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Nick Dest, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
On Shepaug Valley's side, they also let their pitcher toss all seven innings and he was also dialed-in: James Kersten gave up only one earned (and one unearned) run on six hits.
On the hitting side, Shepaug Valley saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Miles Wilson, who went 1-for-2 with an RBI.
Litchfield pushed their record up to 3-0 with that win, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Shepaug Valley, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 3-1.
Litchfield has the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome Northwestern Regional at 3:45 p.m. on Monday. Shepaug Valley will take on Thomaston at 3:45 p.m. on Monday. Shepaug Valley is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.5 runs per game this season.
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