Southington put another one in the bag on Monday to keep their perfect season alive. Everything went their way against the East Catholic Eagles as the Southington Blue Knights made off with a 10-1 victory. Considering Southington has won 12 matchups by more than five runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Southington got a great performance from Ryan DeGumbia as he tossed 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Carson Lentini, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last seven games he's played. Another player making a difference was Shane Richters, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Southington pushed their record up to 18-0 with that win, which was their ninth straight at home. As for East Catholic, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-12 record this season.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Southington will take on Conard at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Southington knows how to get runs on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy run totals in its past three games -- so hopefully Conard likes a good challenge. As for East Catholic, they are on the road again on Tuesday to play Northwest Catholic at 3:00 p.m. Northwest Catholic will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last.
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