STRATFORD — Her mouth grew dry. And then her mouth grew drier. If your team is down four runs in the bottom of the fifth inning of the state championship and a 69-game winning streak is on the line, whose mouth wouldn't grow dry, right?
Coach Davina Hernandez grew a little lightheaded, too. Ignited by a 15-pitch walk drawn by her No. 9 hitter Bella Russo, her Southington softball team rallied for four runs to tie the score against Cheshire Saturday in the Class LL title game at DeLuca Field. There were terrific plays. There were a few blunders.