On Wednesday, Amity Regional faced North Haven in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Amity Regional Spartans fell just short of the North Haven Nighthawks by a score of 3-1. It was the first time this season that Amity Regional let down their fans at home.
For North Haven's part, Reece Hebert spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on four hits. Hebert has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than one walk in six consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, North Haven's win was truly a team effort as eight different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Alexandra Anquillare, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
Amity Regional's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-2. As for North Haven, their victory was their 18th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 11-2.
Amity Regional will look to defend their home field on Friday against Norwich Free Academy at 4:00 p.m. Norwich Free Academy will roll in looking for their fifth straight win, something Amity Regional surely won't give up without a fight. As for North Haven, they will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against Sheehan at 3:45 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (North Haven: 2.6, Sheehan: 2.1) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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