The Thomaston Bears will head out to challenge the Shepaug Valley Spartans at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Shepaug Valley took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Thomaston, who comes in off a win.
18 must be Thomaston's lucky number: they beat Gilbert-Northwestern Regional with that score not once but twice on Monday. The Bears beat the Yellowjackets by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 18-3. Considering the Bears have won six contests by more than five runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 21 runs the game before, Shepaug Valley was a bit more limited in their game on Monday. They came up short against Northwestern Regional, falling 8-1. Spartans fans who chose to attend the game sure picked the wrong one: it was the first time the team's lost against the Highlanders since on Monday.
Shepaug Valley saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Hayden Fisher, who went 1-for-3 with one triple and one run.
The victory made it two in a row for Thomaston and bumps their season record up to 8-4. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 6 runs in those games. As for Shepaug Valley, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 6-9 record this season.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Thomaston has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 12.2 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Shepaug Valley struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.6 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Thomaston came out on top in a nail-biter against Shepaug Valley in their previous matchup two weeks ago, sneaking past 4-3. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Bears since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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