The Bristol Eastern Lancers will take on the Northwest Catholic Lions at 3:45 p.m. on Monday. Bristol Eastern is coming into the matchup on a five-game losing streak.
Tolland hit Bristol Eastern with a five-run third inning on Thursday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Lancers came up short against the Eagles, falling 9-1. The contest marked the Lancers' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Meanwhile, after soaring to ten runs the game before, Northwest Catholic was a bit more limited in their match on Friday. They fell just short of Bristol Central by a score of 3-1. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Lions have suffered since March 31st.
Will Chyra spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered three earned runs on nine hits.
On the hitting side, Northwest Catholic saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Will Vincent, who went 1-for-2 with one double.
Northwest Catholic dropped their record down to 5-8 with the loss, which was their third straight at home. As for Bristol Eastern, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-6.
Bristol Eastern came out on top in a nail-biter against Northwest Catholic in their previous meeting back in April of 2023, sneaking past 2-1. Will the Lancers repeat their success, or do the Lions have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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