The Granby Memorial Bears will head out on the road to face off against the Ellington Knights at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Granby Memorial took a loss when they played away from home two weeks ago, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Wednesday. They never let East Windsor onto the board and left with a 12-0 victory.
Meanwhile, Ellington came tearing into Tuesday's game with eight straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9.9 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They blew past the Raiders 15-0. Give Ellington's pitching crew some credit: that's the team's sixth straight shutout.
Brynlee Eckels was incredible, going 3-for-4 with a home run, three runs, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Keyleigh Flaherty, who went 3-for-4 with a triple, two RBI, and a run.
Granby Memorial's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-3. As for Ellington, their victory bumped their record up to 13-2.
Granby Memorial might still be hurting after the 12-0 loss they got from Ellington when the teams last played back in May of 2023. Can Granby Memorial avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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