The Tolland Eagles will face off against the Farmington River Hawks at 3:45 p.m. on Wednesday. The timing is sure in Tolland's favor as the squad sits on seven straight wins at home (dating back to last season) while Farmington has been banged up by four consecutive losses on the road also dating back to last season.
Tolland's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Saturday. They came out on top against Ellis RVT by a score of 4-0.
Chase Anderson
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Chase Anderson tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only one hit while striking out six over six innings pitched. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Tolland is undefeated when he allows at most one earned run, but 1-2 otherwise.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Evan Clark, who went 2-for-3 with one home run, two stolen bases, and two runs. That home run marked the first that he has launched this season. Corey Culhane was another key player, going 1-for-3 with one triple and one run.
Meanwhile, Farmington lost 10-4 to East Hartford on Monday.
Farmington saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Noah Grosso, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, two doubles, and one stolen base. Grosso is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged at least one in each of the last six games he's played. Another was Jake Percival, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two RBI.
Farmington's defeat dropped their record down to 4-6. As for Tolland, their win bumped their record up to 4-2.
Farmington's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Wednesday. Tolland has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.3 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Farmington, though, as they've been averaging only 3.2 strikeouts. Will Tolland keep running through batters, or will the River Hawks buck the trend?
Everything went Tolland's way against Farmington in their previous meeting back in May of 2016, as Tolland made off with an 8-0 victory. Do the Eagles have another victory up their sleeve, or will the River Hawks turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
