Baseball Preview: Coventry Patriots vs. Stafford Bulldogs
Coventry is 8-1 against Stafford since May of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Coventry Patriots will look to defend their home field against the Stafford Bulldogs at 3:45 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Coventry is headed into the match fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They blew past East Hampton 15-4. The high-scoring effort was just what Coventry needed considering they were shutout in their previous contest.
Coventry got a great performance from Brandon White as he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over five innings pitched. White has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Evan Menzel was a standout: he scored three runs and stole four bases while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Jacob Wojtkowiak, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, Stafford made easy work of Somers on Tuesday and carried off a 13-3 win. That's two games straight that Stafford has won by exactly ten runs.
Coventry's victory was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 13-3. As for Stafford, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-5 record this season.
Coventry took their win against Stafford in their previous matchup back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 12-0. Will Coventry repeat their success, or does Stafford have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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