The Ledyard Colonels are taking a road trip to face off against the Putnam Clippers at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Ledyard is coming into the matchup on a four-game losing streak.
Ledyard fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against Griswold on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell 8-4 to the Wolverines.
Ayden Quilter was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out nine batters over 6.2 innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off seven hits.
At the plate, Ledyard saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jack Leaf, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs and one RBI. Owen Williams also deserves some recognition as he scored his first run of the season.
Meanwhile, Putnam came up short against Wheeler on Thursday, falling 12-1. The Clippers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Ledyard's defeat dropped their record down to 2-7. As for Putnam, their loss dropped their record down to 1-5.
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