Baseball Game Preview: East Granby Crusaders vs. Farmington River Hawks

The East Granby Crusaders will venture away from home to face off against the Farmington River Hawks at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. East Granby is coming into the contest on a four-game losing streak.

East Granby had taken East Windsor down for two straight games at home, but that winning streak came to an end on Wednesday. The Crusaders fell 7-4 to the Panthers.

Meanwhile, while Farmington put up some runs on Wednesday, the same can't be said for Plainville. The River Hawks came out on top against the Blue Devils by a score of 5-0.

Farmington has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matches. That's provided a massive bump to their 12-10 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.6 runs over those games. As for East Granby, their loss dropped their record down to 4-6.

East Granby skirted past Farmington 3-2 in their previous meeting back in April of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Crusaders since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.