Baseball Recap: East Hartford Takes a Loss

East Hartford lost against New Britain back in April of 2024, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Monday. The Hornets took a 10-6 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Golden Hurricanes. The Hornets have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Issac Quiles was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. He didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over 5.1 innings pitched. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-low in earned runs (zero). He was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.

In other batting news, Preston Diaz made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs while going 3-for-4. He also hit two doubles, marking his first of the season.

East Hartford's defeat dropped their record down to 3-3. As for New Britain, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 4-1.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. East Hartford will venture away from home to square off against Northwest Catholic at 3:45 p.m. on Wednesday. The Hornets are facing the Lions at the right time seeing as the Lions are stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for New Britain, they will head out to take on Farmington at 3:45 p.m. on Wednesday.