Waterford-Halfmoon hasn't had much luck against Tamarac recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Fordians will head out on the road to square off against the Bengals at 4:30 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Waterford-Halfmoon was handed a 21-run loss in their previous outing, but that didn't affect their clutch gene on Tuesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Berlin/New Lebanon, sneaking past 6-5.
Meanwhile, Tamarac had already won ten in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10.2 runs) and they went ahead and made it 11 on Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Red Raiders a 5-0 shutout. Give the Bengals' pitching crew some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
Toni DeLorenzo made a big impact no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out 17 over seven innings pitched. Those 17 strikeouts gave her a new career-high. She was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with two runs and one RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Ashlynn Tomaro, who went 1-for-3 with two runs and one triple. Another player making a difference was Makenna Ashe, who went 1-for-3 with one run and one double.
Tamarac's victory was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 14-2. Those road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.1 runs on average over those games. As for Waterford-Halfmoon, their victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 4-10.
Waterford-Halfmoon suffered a grim 21-0 defeat to Tamarac in their previous meeting back in April. Can the Fordians avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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