The Windsor Warriors will take on the Platt Panthers at 8:15 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Windsor 3.8, Platt 2.4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Windsor had to skate by with only a two-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the nine-run drubbing they dealt Northwest Catholic on Thursday. The Warriors put the hurt on the Lions with a sharp 10-1 win. That looming 10-1 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Warriors yet this season.
Meanwhile, Platt faced Shepaug Valley in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. The Panthers beat the Spartans by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 6-2. The victory was familiar territory for the Panthers, who have now won three matches in a row.
Vance Romano was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run over seven innings pitched. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (four). He was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with one triple and one run.
In other batting news, Hunter Sincovic was excellent, going 3-for-4 with one run, one double, and one RBI. That's the most hits he has posted since back in April. Another player making a difference was Ryan Zauner, who went 2-for-4 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
Windsor is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-3-1 record this season. They've had to fight for that success though, as they only beat their opponents by an average of 2.43 runs across that stretch. As for Platt, their win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 14-5.
Windsor might still be hurting after the 15-1 loss they got from Platt in their previous meeting on Tuesday. Can the Warriors avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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