Baseball Preview: North Branford Thunderbirds vs. Cromwell Panthers
The North Branford Thunderbirds will be playing at home against the Cromwell Panthers at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (North Branford has four straight victories, Cromwell has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
North Branford is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Monday, just like they did against Portland (and have done all season long). Everything went North Branford's way against Portland on Saturday as North Branford made off with a 12-3 win. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for North Branford considering their two-run performance the contest before.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought matchup, but Cromwell had to settle for a 9-7 loss against East Hampton on Wednesday.
North Branford's victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-1. As for Cromwell, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-9.
North Branford took their win against Cromwell when the teams last played back in April by a conclusive 13-4. Will North Branford repeat their success, or does Cromwell have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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