After two games on the road, Watertown is heading back home. They will take on the Thomaston Bears at 1:30 p.m. in their first game on Wednesday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Watertown: 1.7, Thomaston: 3.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
On Monday, Watertown faced St. Paul Catholic in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Watertown walked away with a 5-1 victory over St. Paul Catholic.
Meanwhile, Thomaston lost a heartbreaker to Shepaug Valley when they met back in April of 2023, and they left with a heavy heart again on Monday. Thomaston wound up on the wrong side of a rough 8-2 walloping at the hands of Shepaug Valley. Thomaston was red-hot at the plate headed into the game (they scored no less than ten runs in the three matches prior) but Shepaug Valley's pitchers proved too tough.
Thomaston saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Sloan Walmsley, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3. Walmsley has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Watertown's win was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-1. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.5 runs per game. As for Thomaston, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 3-1.
Watertown took their victory against Thomaston when the teams last played back in May of 2023 by a conclusive 14-0. Will Watertown repeat their success, or does Thomaston have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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