The RHAM Raptors will venture away from home to face off against the Southington Blue Knights at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. RHAM will be strutting in after a victory while Southington will be coming in after a loss.
Southington will be up against a hot RHAM squad: the team just extended their winning streak to three. The Raptors were the clear victors by a 9-1 margin over Portland on Saturday. Fans of the Raptors have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 6+ runs.
Masuk hit Southington with a four-run sixth inning on Saturday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Blue Knights fell 9-5 to the Panthers. The loss was the Blue Knights' first of the season.
Southington got a good showing from Connor Watson, who tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Watson has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one hit any time he's pitched this season.
At the plate, Mason Lefort made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went a perfect 2-for-2 with two stolen bases and one RBI. Marco Spataro also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
RHAM pushed their record up to 3-0 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season. Those road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for Southington, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 6-1.
RHAM suffered a grim 6-0 defeat to Southington when the teams last played back in May of 2024. Can the Raptors avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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