Baseball Preview: Cheshire Rams vs. Lyman Hall Trojans
Cheshire is 8-2 against Lyman Hall since April of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Cheshire Rams will head out on the road to take on the Lyman Hall Trojans at 3:45 p.m.
Things were looking good for Cheshire after they put the first points on the board on Wednesday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They fell 4-1 to East Haven. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest runs Cheshire has scored all season.
Cheshire got a good showing from Alex Convertito, who tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
On the hitting side, Bennett Crerar was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with two stolen bases and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Lyman Hall had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 1.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Wednesday. They won by a run and slipped past the Panthers 7-6. That's two games straight that Lyman Hall has won by just one run.
Owen Rich was incredible, going 4-for-4 with a home run, two stolen bases, and four RBI. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last four games he's played.
This is the second loss in a row for Cheshire and nudges their season record down to 2-5. As for Lyman Hall, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 4-3 record this season.
Cheshire might still be hurting after the 16-8 loss they got from Lyman Hall when the teams last played back in May of 2022. Can Cheshire avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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