New London has been on the road for two straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Windham Whippets at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
New London's hitters might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Old Lyme on Tuesday. They fell victim to a rough 15-0 loss at the hands of the Wildcats.
Meanwhile, Windham had to endure a 14-game losing streak dating back to last season, but that streak is no more. They won by a run and slipped past Tourtellotte 15-14. Windham's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Windham got a massive performance out of Jeisabel Vazquez, who got on base in four of her five plate appearances with a home run, three stolen bases, and four RBI. Another player making a difference was Jolymar Cruz Llanos, who scored three runs and stole six bases while going 2-for-4.
New London dropped their record down to 1-5 with that defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Windham, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-7.
Everything went New London's way against Windham in their previous matchup back in May of 2023 as New London made off with a 13-1 win. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Windham's Analise Escarraman, who struck out 18 batters over 5.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and 12 unearned) runs off two hits. Now that she won't be playing on Friday, will it be that much easier for New London to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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