Baseball Preview: Danbury Hatters vs. Westhill Vikings
The Danbury Hatters will head out on the road to face off against the Westhill Vikings at 12:00 p.m. on Friday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Danbury's hitters might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Ludlowe on Wednesday. They took a 4-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Falcons. The game marked the first time this year in which Danbury was not able to get on the board.
Danbury got a good showing from Dustin Pitti, who pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
Meanwhile, Westhill also failed to score in their most recent game. Their rough 7-0 defeat to Ridgefield on Wednesday might stick with them for a while.
Danbury's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 5-3. As for Westhill, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-3.
Danbury came out on top in a nail-biter against Westhill when the teams last played back in May of 2023, sneaking past 4-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Danbury since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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