The Hamden Dragons will venture away from home to square off against the West Haven Blue Devils at 3:45 p.m. on Tuesday. Hamden will be strutting in after a win while West Haven will be coming in after a defeat.
Hamden's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They put the hurt on Shelton with a sharp 10-0 victory.
Meanwhile, West Haven was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They were a single run away from ending the streak, but they lost a 4-3 heartbreaker at the hands of Foran. Surprisingly, this marked the fourth straight game in which the away team has come away the victor in this series.
Jose Padilla put in work while hitting and pitching. He struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off six hits. Padilla was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with one stolen base, one run, and one double.
Padilla wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Hudson Axelrod, who went 1-for-3 with one run.
West Haven now has a losing record of 4-5-1. As for Hamden, the win got them back to even at 4-4.
Hamden beat West Haven 7-3 in their previous matchup back in April of 2025. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Dragons since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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