Baseball Game Preview: North Haven Nighthawks vs. Cheshire Rams

The North Haven Nighthawks will head out to take on the Cheshire Rams at 4:15 p.m. on Thursday. North Haven will be strutting in after a victory while Cheshire will be coming in after a defeat.

North Haven took a loss when they played away from home on Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Wednesday. They never let Shelton get on the board and left with a 7-0 win. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last five times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.

Meanwhile, after a string of eight wins, Cheshire's good fortune finally ran out on Wednesday. They lost 12-1 to Notre Dame. The pitching woes were uncharacteristic for the Rams, who until this matchup were averaging 3.85 runs allowed.

Cheshire saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Daniel Hayden, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one double.

Cheshire's loss dropped their record down to 9-4. As for North Haven, their victory bumped their record up to 6-7.

North Haven might still be hurting after the 10-0 defeat they got from Cheshire when the teams last played back in April. Can the Nighthawks avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.