Baseball Recap: Platt Panthers vs. Shepaug Valley Spartans
Platt can now show off four landslide victories after their most recent contest on Tuesday. They blew past the Shepaug Valley Spartans 9-1. This was payback for Platt, who suffered a 12-7 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Ryan Zauner was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed five innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. Zauner was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
In other pitching news, Jordan Malone looked comfortable as he pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits.
Back at the plate, Dylan Link was excellent, going 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Jayden Gaither, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Like Platt, Shepaug Valley also got a great game from a two-way player: Sam Granata. He pitched three innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Granata has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances. Granata was also big at the plate, going 3-for-3 with an RBI.
Platt has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 6-4 record this season. As for Shepaug Valley, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 10-2.
Platt has the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome Maloney at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Platt is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.1 runs per game this season. As for Shepaug Valley, they will head out on the road to square off against Lewis Mills at 3:45 p.m. on Thursday. Shepaug Valley is facing Lewis Mills at the right time seeing as Lewis Mills is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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