It may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Newmarket ultimately got the result they hoped for on Wednesday. They won by a run and slipped past the Epping Blue Devils 5-4. The Mules have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Blue Devils, too.
Kierra Souphakhot made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out 13 over eight innings pitched. Souphakhot was also stellar in the batter's box, going a perfect 3-for-3 with one triple, one stolen base, and two RBI. That triple was her first of the season.
Souphakhot wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Olivia Semprini, who got on base in three of her four plate appearances with two runs.
Mules
| 04/23/25 vs Epping | 5-4 |
| 04/22/25 vs Farmington | 13-1 |
| 05/13/24 vs Pittsfield | 4-1 |
| 05/13/24 vs Pittsfield | 6-1 |
| 05/07/24 vs Portsmouth Christian Academy | 3-1 |
| + 2 more games |
Newmarket pushed their record up to 4-0 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.9 runs on average over those games. As for Epping, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 4-1.
We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Newmarket will challenge rival Franklin at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Epping is set to square off against their familiar foe Pittsfield at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Blue Devils 2.2, the Panthers 0.4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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