The Conard Red Wolves will look to take advantage of their home field for the first time this season as they take on the Tolland Eagles at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
While Conard's victory against Edwin O. Smith wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. The Red Wolves skirted past the Panthers 5-4.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Tolland, who bounced back after a loss on the road two weeks ago. They won by a run and slipped past Middletown 5-4.
Chase Anderson tossed a big game, not allowing a single hit and allowing only one earned run over six innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Ethan Schwarz was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
Tolland pushed their record up to 1-1 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.7 runs on average over those games. As for Conard, the win also got them back to even at 1-1.
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