Torrington barely beat Waterbury Career Academy the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Raiders' pitcher stepped up to hand the Spartans a 14-0 shutout on Thursday. The Raiders haven't had any issues with the Spartans recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive win against them.
Sophia Pergola
| 04/17/25 vs Waterbury Career Academy | 13 |
| 04/16/25 @ New Milford | 8 |
| 04/14/25 @ Watertown | 10 |
| 04/11/25 @ Holy Cross | 8 |
| 04/09/25 @ Kennedy | 14 |
| 04/05/25 @ Derby | 14 |
Sophia Pergola was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out 13 over five innings pitched. She has been consistent: she hasn't tossed less than eight strikeouts any time she's pitched this season. She was also big at the plate, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with two runs and one RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Lilah Boulli, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and one triple. Another player making a difference was Julia Rinaldi, who went 2-for-3 with two runs and one RBI.
Torrington was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .429. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their batting average total in three consecutive matches.
Torrington's record is now 4-2. As for Waterbury Career Academy, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-6.
We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Torrington is set to face off against their familiar foe Woodland Regional at 3:45 p.m. on Monday. Meanwhile, Waterbury Career Academy will challenge rival Derby at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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