Southington is 10-0 against Northwest Catholic since May of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Southington Blue Knights will be playing at home against the Northwest Catholic Lions at 4:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Southington has nine straight wins, Northwest Catholic has 18 straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Southington can now show off 13 landslide victories after their most recent game on Sunday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Windsor a 9-0 shutout.
Maddie Furniss made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 16 over seven innings pitched. Furniss has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in seven consecutive pitching appearances. Furniss was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Olivia Gombotz, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Mallory Rohon, who went 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBI.
Northwest Catholic lost 13-4 to Farmington on Wednesday.
Southington's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-3. As for Northwest Catholic, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-16.
Everything went Southington's way against Northwest Catholic when the teams last played back in May of 2023 as Southington made off with a 20-3 win. Will Southington repeat their success, or does Northwest Catholic have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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