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Senior co-captain Matilda Kreider gets one of her three hits in the game. She also had 3 RBI’s.
It’s been a tough season for the Lady Hornets softball team, winning only one game in the first 12 they played this spring. That win was against Wilbur Cross whom they defeated April 25 at home, 20 – 5.
Shortstop Marissa Minore fires a throw to first to nail a Cross base runner
Two weeks ago the Hornets traveled to New Haven to play the same Governors for the second time . What resulted was another lopsided victory performance for the Hornets, this time winning 18 – 4.
Chuck Reale greets freshman Alexis Falcigno as she gets to third base
“It felt good getting a lot of quality hits and scoring a bunch of runs,” said coach Chuck Reale.
Freshman Jess Shanley lays down a bunt. She had 4 hits and 2 RBI’s in the game.
Branford had 15 hits in the game with freshman Jess Shanley getting 4 hits.Co-captain Matilda Kreider and senior Hunter Kelly each got 3 hits.
Senior Ariel Hansen scores a run.
The Hornets scored in every inning with 1 in the first, 6 in the second and 4 in the third to pull away early.
Junior Olivia Datre won her first game of the year.
Behind the pitching of junior Olivia Datre, Cross only had 7 hits.
Hunter Kelly slides into home plate to score after hitting a homerun
Kreider also led the Hornets with 3 RBI’s against Cross. Shanley followed with 2 and Kelly (pictured) with one. Kelly’s came on a solo homerun in the fifth inning.
Here Marissa Minore gets ready to tag Ebony Barnes on a play at second.
At one point, Matilda Kreider catches one of Olivia Datre pitches.
Sophomore Jenessa Pietruszka had quite a game. Here she rips one for the Hornets.
Co-captain Katie Massey field a grounder to second and under hands it first for the out
Since the Cross game the Lady Hornets won two more games against Valley Regional and Sheehan and were 4 – 14 at this point in the season.
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