Ansonia came tearing into Thursday's match with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3.3 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They won by a run and slipped past the Tri-County North Panthers 3-2. That's two games straight that Ansonia has won by just one run.
Abigail Kramer spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned runs on eight hits and racked up eight Ks.
On the hitting side, Bailey Schmit was excellent, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 3-for-4.
On Tri-County North's side, they also let their pitcher toss all seven innings and she was also dialed-in: Kasidi Daugherty gave up only one earned (and two unearned) runs on eight hits and racked up eight Ks. Daugherty has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Tri-County North saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Hannah Webster, who went 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Ansonia has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-5 record this season. As for Tri-County North, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 8-12.
Ansonia will be playing in front of their home fans against Tri-Village at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Ansonia is on a six-game streak of home wins, Tri-Village a nine-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field. Tri-County North will take on Eaton at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Eaton's pitching crew has only allowed 2.9 runs per game this season, so Tri-County North's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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