Softball Game Preview: Plainville Blue Devils vs. Newington Nor'easters

The Plainville Blue Devils will head out to face off against the Newington Nor'easters at 3:45 p.m. on Friday.

Plainville is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 14 runs on Monday, they were much more limited against Southington on Wednesday. They came up short against the Blue Knights, falling 9-2.

Newington let Rocky Hill stack five runs on them in the third inning on Wednesday but luckily Newington prevailed anyway. The Nor'easters sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with an 8-7 win over the Terriers. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Nor'easters.

Newington pushed their record up to 7-9 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. The team dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 10.8 runs. As for Plainville, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-8.

Everything went Plainville's way against Newington when the teams last played back in April, as Plainville made off with a 19-8 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Blue Devils since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.