After losing to Arlington the last time they met, Wilmington decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The Wilmington Wildcats skirted past the Arlington Spy Ponders 5-3. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Wilmington.
For Arlington's part, Natalia Fotopoulos was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. On the mound, she struck out seven batters over six innings while giving up four earned (and one unearned) runs off three hits. Fotopoulos has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Fotopoulos was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Fotopoulos wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Michaela Edwards, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Wilmington's win bumped their record up to 4-1. As for Arlington, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-4.
Wilmington will be playing in front of their home fans against Reading Memorial at 4:15 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Reading Memorial's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last six contests. As for Arlington, they will head out on the road to square off against Watertown at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Arlington is facing Watertown at the right time seeing as Watertown is stuck on a seven-game losing streak.
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