Waterbury Career Academy dropped their record down to 4-11 on Monday, which also ended the team's three-game streak of wins on the road. They came up short against the Wolcott Eagles, falling 12-0. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Eagles this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 17-1 two weeks ago.
As for Wolcott, they have been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season. 12 seems to be a good number for they as the team scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
For Wolcott's part, they got a great performance from Avery Malenfant as she didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out 11 over five innings pitched. Malenfant has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in five consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Wolcott let Lia Ladd and Lauryn Sinclair run wild. Ladd got on base in all three of her plate appearances with three runs, one triple, and one stolen base, while Sinclair went 1-for-2 with two runs, one triple, and one stolen base. Those three runs gave Ladd a new career-high. Olivia D'Alessio was another key player, going 1-for-3 with one triple, one run, and one RBI.
We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Waterbury Career Academy will face off against rival St. Paul Catholic at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Wolcott is set to challenge their familiar foe Torrington at 3:45 p.m. on Wednesday.
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