Baseball Game Preview: Ledyard Colonels vs. Killingly Redmen

The Ledyard Colonels are taking a road trip to face off against the Killingly Redmen at 4:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Ledyard took a six-run loss the last time they faced off against Wheeler, but this time they managed to keep it close and that made all the difference. The Colonels skirted past the Lions 6-5.

Cameron Weber

Earned Runs

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Cameron Weber was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Ledyard is 2-1 when he allows at most one earned run, but 4-8 otherwise. Weber was also big at the plate, going a perfect 4-for-4 with two RBI and one run. Those two RBI gave him a new career-high.

In other batting news, Trent Burke was excellent, going 2-for-3 with two runs, one double, and one RBI.

While Killingly didn't have the best season last year (they finished 9-12), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They blew past Windham 7-1 on Monday. The Redmen haven't had any issues with the Whippets recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive victory against them.

Killingly pushed their record up to 9-3 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.4 runs over those games. As for Ledyard, their record is now 6-9.

Ledyard suffered a grim 13-3 defeat to Killingly when the teams last played back in April of 2024. Can the Colonels avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.