The Lyman Hall Trojans will square off against the Cheshire Rams on Tuesday. Lyman Hall is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last 11 games.
Five must be Lyman Hall's lucky number: they beat New London with that score not once but twice on Sunday. The Trojans beat the Whalers by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 5-4.
Meanwhile, Cheshire faced Avon in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Sunday. The Rams narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Falcons 3-1. That's two games straight that the Rams have won by exactly two runs.
Alex Convertito spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered a run (which was unearned) on two hits.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Kaden Weinberg, who went 2-for-3 with one run, one double, and one RBI. Bennett Crerar was another key player, going 2-for-3 with one stolen base and one RBI.
Cheshire is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten games. That's provided a nice bump to their 19-7 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.7 runs on average over those games. As for Lyman Hall, they pushed their record up to 29-3 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home.
Lyman Hall beat Cheshire 8-3 in their previous meeting back in May. Will the Trojans repeat their success, or do the Rams have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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