The Norwalk Bears will take on the Platt Panthers at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Norwalk comes in on four and Platt on three.
12 must be Norwalk's lucky number: they beat Stamford with that score not once but twice on Tuesday. The Bears didn't even let the Black Knights on the board, marking the Bears' second-straight 12-0 shutout. Considering the Bears have won 12 contests by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, with a playoff win on the line, Platt rose to the challenge on Tuesday. They never let the Gaels get on the board and left with a 1-0 win. That's two games straight that the Panthers have won by just one run.
The result came thanks to Giovanni DeMatteo's shutout, as he gave up just three hits.
On the hitting side, Platt saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tyler Cioffi, who went 2-for-3 with one RBI. That's the most hits Cioffi has posted since back in April.
Norwalk's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 27-4. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.7 runs on average over those games. As for Platt, their victory bumped their record up to 17-6.
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