Baseball Preview: Litchfield Cowboys vs. Shepaug Valley Spartans
Litchfield is 2-8 against Shepaug Valley since May of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Litchfield Cowboys will head out on the road to take on the Shepaug Valley Spartans at 3:45 p.m. Litchfield is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.2 runs per game this season.
Litchfield will head into Friday's matchup ready to turn things around: they lost a close one when they played on Tuesday but unfortunately for them the loss they were handed on Friday was a bit more commanding. They lost 10-1 to Naugatuck. Litchfield just can't catch a break and has now endured three defeats in a row.
Litchfield saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Travis Lipinsky, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, Shepaug Valley beat Nonnewaug 9-5 on Friday.
Litchfield's loss dropped their record down to 8-5. As for Shepaug Valley, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-2 record this season.
Litchfield skirted past Shepaug Valley 2-1 when the teams last played back in April. The rematch might be a little tougher for Litchfield since the team 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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