New London is on a nine-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Seymour is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The New London Bulldogs will take on the Seymour Thunder at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (New London: 2.7, Seymour: 3.9) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Last Friday, New London earned a 10-5 victory over Amherst. That's two games straight that New London has won by exactly five runs.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Seymour gave their fans yet another huge win on Tuesday. They never let Xavier onto the board and left with a 6-0 victory.
Not much got past Gillian Herrala, who gave up just five hits and racked up six Ks to keep Xavier off the board. Herrala has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings every time she's pitched this season.
On the hitting side, Seymour saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Addison Wery, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
New London's win bumped their record up to 12-0. As for Seymour, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season.
New London beat Seymour 4-1 in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Will New London repeat their success, or does Seymour have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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