The Danbury Hatters will head out to challenge the Greenwich Cardinals at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Danbury barely beat Stamford the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Hatters' pitchers stepped up to hand the Black Knights a 6-0 shutout on Wednesday. The Hatters haven't had any issues with the Black Knights recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive win against them.
The team relied heavily on Giani Chieffalo, who went 2-for-3 with two runs. That's the most runs he has posted since back in April of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Jacob Encarnacion, who went 1-for-2 with two runs.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact: Danbury kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Stamford only managed one hit.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Tuesday Greenwich sidestepped Darien for a 6-5 victory.
Greenwich also got a great performance from Lucas Meinelt as he struck out six batters over five innings while giving up four earned runs off three hits.
At the plate, Emerson Bulis and Max Marek did most of the damage at the plate: Bulis went 3-for-4 with one home run, two runs, and one triple, while Marek went 2-for-4 with one home run and two RBI. Marek also put up a run, which was his first of the season. Hank Van Schaik was another key player, going 2-for-3 with one stolen base and one run.
Danbury's record now sits at 3-10. As for Greenwich, their win ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 4-10.
Danbury couldn't quite get it done against Greenwich in their previous meeting back in May of 2024 as they fell 5-1. Can the Hatters avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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