The Start Spartans will head out on the road to take on the Danbury Lakers at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Start is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 14 runs per game this season.
Start can now show off nine landslide victories after their most recent contest on Monday. They were the clear victor by a 26-0 margin over Rogers. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Start.
Miranda Bee made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 12 over five innings pitched. Bee has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in eight consecutive pitching appearances. Bee was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with two triples, five RBI, and two runs.
In other batting news, Start got a massive performance out of Bella Downey, who went 4-for-4 with three runs, four RBI, and two doubles. Another player making a difference was Alexa Nowell, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought matchup, but Danbury had to settle for a 5-4 defeat against Norwalk on Monday.
Start is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a massive bump to their 9-6 record this season. As for Danbury, their loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 13-9.
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