The Maloney Spartans will face off against the New Britain Golden Hurricanes at 11:00  a.m.  on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.
As a matter of fact, Maloney put up the most  runs they have all season  on Thursday. Everything went their way against Windsor as they made off with  a  16-4 victory. The high-scoring performance was a welcome turnaround for the Spartans' hitters, who had struggled in the games prior.
 Oliviah Garcia-Matyka and  Jenna Quilty did most of the damage at the plate:  Garcia-Matyka  got on base  in all four of her plate appearances with three  stolen bases, two  runs,  and one  RBI, while  Quilty  got on base  in three of her five plate appearances with two  stolen bases, two  runs,  and two  RBI. That's the most  stolen bases  Quilty has posted since back in April of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of  Alaina High-Aresco, who  got on base  in three of her four plate appearances with two  runs, one  stolen base,  and one  RBI.
 Maloney  always had someone on base and  finished the game having  posted an OBP of .636. That's the best  OBP they've posted all season.
 Meanwhile, New Britain was not able to break out of their rough patch  on Wednesday as the team picked up their 12th straight  defeat  dating back to last season. They were a single  run away from ending the streak, but they lost  a   12-11 heartbreaker at the hands of Farmington. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last five times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
 The  win was their first  at home , bumping their record up to 2-3. As for New Britain, their loss dropped their record down to 0-4.
 Maloney took their  victory against New Britain  in their previous meeting  back in March of 2024 by a conclusive  18-0 score. Will the Spartans repeat their success,  or do  the Golden Hurricanes have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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