Maloney has been on the road for two straight, but on Monday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Platt Panthers at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Both teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
On Sunday, everything went Maloney's way against Ellington as Maloney made off with an 8-1 victory.
Raphael Rodriguez was incredible, going 2-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. Jake Giacco was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with two doubles and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Platt put the finishing touches on their seventh blowout victory of the season on Wednesday. They never let Simsbury onto the board and left with a 10-0 win. The high-scoring effort was just what Platt needed considering they were shutout in their previous game.
Brandon Candelora made a splash no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Candelora has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances. Candelora was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Dylan Link was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Ryan Zauner, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
Maloney now has a winning record of 10-9. As for Platt, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-6 record this season.
Maloney was able to grind out a solid victory over Platt when the teams last played on May 1st, winning 3-0. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Candelora, who struck out nine batters over 6.2 innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Maloney still be able to contain Candelora? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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