Baseball Preview: Coventry Patriots vs. East Granby Crusaders
Coventry is 7-2 against East Granby since May of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Coventry Patriots will head out on the road to challenge the East Granby Crusaders at 3:45 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Coventry: 2.2, East Granby: 2.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Coventry is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Connecticut's top teams: Canton, who was ranked 24th in their home state at the time (Coventry was ranked sixth). Coventry walked away with a 4-1 win over Canton on Tuesday. The victory was nothing new for Coventry as they're now sitting on five straight.
Ethan Hunt tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run while striking out six over six innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Nate Cordner, who went 2-for-3 with a triple, a stolen base, and a run.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for East Granby, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Wednesday. They had just enough and edged Stafford out 5-3.
Coventry's win was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 11-1. As for East Granby, their victory bumped their record up to 9-2.
Everything went Coventry's way against East Granby in their previous matchup back in May of 2023 as Coventry made off with a 13-3 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Coventry since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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