In what's become a running theme this season, North Branford gave their fans yet another huge win on Monday. They were the clear victor by a 15-3 margin over the Cromwell Panthers. The victory made it back-to-back wins for North Branford.
Kiley Mullins made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Mullins has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in 12 consecutive pitching appearances. Mullins was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-5.
In other batting news, North Branford got a massive performance out of Lexi Falcioni, who got on base in all five of her plate appearances with three RBI, two runs, and a triple. Another player making a difference was Natalia Lucibello, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances.
North Branford's victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 18-3. As for Cromwell, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 9-12.
North Branford will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Coginchaug Regional at 4:00 p.m. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (North Branford: 2, Coginchaug Regional: 3.3) so any runs scored will be well earned. Cromwell does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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