Baseball Preview: Southington Blue Knights vs. East Catholic Eagles
The Southington Blue Knights will be playing at home against the East Catholic Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Southington is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
Southington is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Connecticut's top teams: Glastonbury, who was ranked 17th in their home state at the time (Southington was ranked second). Southington came out on top against Glastonbury by a score of 13-8 on Friday.
Gabe Hinkson tossed a big game, striking out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits (and not a single walk).
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Colin Crowley, who went 1-for-5 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. Caden Angelo was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-5.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought game, but East Catholic had to settle for a 10-9 defeat against Tolland on Friday. East Catholic has not had much luck with Tolland recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Southington's win was their ninth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 17-0. As for East Catholic, their loss dropped their record down to 7-11.
Southington took their victory against East Catholic in their previous matchup back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 12-4. Will Southington repeat their success, or does East Catholic have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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