East Hampton is 0-10 against North Branford since May of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The East Hampton Bellringers will be playing in front of their home fans against the North Branford Thunderbirds at 4:00 p.m.
East Hampton is is headed into Friday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fifth straight game on Monday. They lost 14-4 to Valley Regional.
East Hampton saw eight different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kailyn Granatowski, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Sophia Long, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI.
Meanwhile, North Branford put their dominant pitcher on display in the team's third consecutive shutout on Thursday. They never let Old Lyme onto the board and left with a 4-0 victory.
Not much got past Kiley Mullins, who gave up just two hits and racked up 11 Ks to keep Old Lyme off the board. Mullins has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Lexi Falcioni, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Natalia Lucibello, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
East Hampton's loss dropped their record down to 1-9. As for North Branford, their win bumped their record up to 12-2.
East Hampton might still be hurting after the 10-1 defeat they got from North Branford in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Can East Hampton avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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