Friday just wasn't the day for Platt's offense. They lost 8-0 to the Middletown Blue Dragons on Friday. Having soared to a lofty 20 runs in the game before, Platt's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Even though they lost, Platt didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with five strikeouts. This was only their tenth loss (out of 12 games) when they post five or more strikeouts.
Platt are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-14. As for Middletown, the win (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 13-3.
Platt will head out on the road to square off against Bristol Central at 3:45 p.m. on Monday. As for Middletown, they will stay at home for another game and welcome New Britain at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Middletown is facing New Britain at the right time seeing as New Britain is stuck on a seven-game losing streak.
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