Baseball Recap: Mark Whittington can't quite lead Maloney over Newington
By Team Reports
May 11, 2024, 11:27am
Baseball Recap: Maloney Spartans vs. Newington Nor'easters
Maloney lost against Newington back in May of 2019, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Maloney Spartans fell just short of the Newington Nor'easters by a score of 6-5. The defeat continues a trend for Maloney in their matchups with Newington: they've now lost five in a row.
Maloney saw eight different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Mark Whittington, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with a triple and an RBI.
Maloney's loss dropped their record down to 6-6. As for Newington, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 9-4.
Maloney will be playing in front of their home fans against Enfield at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Maloney will be looking to keep their four-game home win streak alive. Newington will take on Rocky Hill at 3:45 p.m. on Monday. The last three games Newington has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
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