Baseball Game Preview: Coginchaug Regional Blue Devils vs. Shepaug Valley Spartans

The Coginchaug Regional Blue Devils will head out to face off against the Shepaug Valley Spartans at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Coginchaug Regional is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Monday. They were the clear victors by a 10-1 margin over Granby Memorial. The matchup marked the Blue Devils' most dominant victory of the season.

Meanwhile, Shepaug Valley waltzed into their contest on Monday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They never let the Red Raiders get on the board and left with a 5-0 win. That's two games straight that the Spartans have won by exactly five runs.

The team relied heavily on Sonny Smith, who went 2-for-3 with three stolen bases and one run. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.

Shepaug Valley hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. The team has now struck out at least three batters in three consecutive games.

Coginchaug Regional is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-6 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.5 runs over those games. As for Shepaug Valley, they pushed their record up to 19-4 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home.