The Shepaug Valley Spartans will square off against the Holy Cross Crusaders at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Shepaug Valley sitting on five straight victories and Holy Cross on three.
Shepaug Valley is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They had just enough and edged out Coventry 6-5. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Spartans have posted since April 17th.
Peyton Thomas
| 06/07/25 vs Coventry | 2 |
| 05/28/25 vs Nonnewaug | 1 |
| 05/19/25 vs Lakeview | 1 |
| 05/16/25 vs Nonnewaug | 1 |
| 05/14/25 vs Gilbert | 1 |
| + 2 more games |
Peyton Thomas made a splash while hitting and pitching. He tossed 6.2 innings while giving up four earned runs off seven hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with two runs. That's the most runs he has posted since back in May.
Thomas wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Domenick Zottola, who went 2-for-4 with one run, one double, and one RBI. That's the most hits Zottola has posted since back in May of 2024. Another was Rocco Smith, who went 3-for-5 with one stolen base and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Holy Cross owes their pitching crew a big pat on the back after their performance on Sunday. They came out on top against North Branford by a score of 4-0.
Shepaug Valley pushed their record up to 21-4 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.9 runs on average over those games. As for Holy Cross, their victory bumped their record up to 11-8.
Shepaug Valley came out on top in a nail-biter against Holy Cross in their previous meeting back in June of 2019, sneaking past 2-1. Do the Spartans have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Crusaders turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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