Enfield had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it seven on Saturday. They beat the Edwin O. Smith Panthers by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 5-2. For Enfield, this counts as revenge for the 9-1 loss Edwin O. Smith walked away with the last time they faced one another back in April.
For Edwin O. Smith's part, Olivia Lipps spent all ten innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered four earned (and one unearned) runs on 12 hits and racked up 13 Ks. Those ten innings set a new season-high mark for her.
At the plate, Julia Winakor was cooking despite her team's loss, going 3-for-4 with a triple and a run. She has been hot recently, having posted three or more hits the last three times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Jenna Moore, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-5.
Enfield's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 13-4. As for Edwin O. Smith, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 12-4.
Enfield is on the road again on Tuesday to play Tolland at 5:30 p.m. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Enfield: 2.8, Tolland: 2.8) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Edwin O. Smith, they will look to defend their home field on Monday against Norwich Free Academy at 3:45 p.m. Norwich Free Academy's pitching crew has only allowed 3.6 runs per game this season, so Edwin O. Smith's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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