The Ellington Knights will challenge the East Granby Crusaders at 4:15 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
16 must be Ellington's lucky number: they beat Academy of Science and Innovation with that score not once but twice on Tuesday. The Knights beat the Ravens by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 16-2. Considering the Knights have won eight contests by more than eight runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
The home team had won the previous five meetings between East Granby and Stafford, and East Granby kept the tradition alive. The Crusaders put the hurt on the Bulldogs with a sharp 14-2 victory on Tuesday. That looming 14-2 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Crusaders yet this season.
The win (which was Ellington's third in a row) raised their record to 12-4. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.7 runs on average over those games. As for East Granby, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 4-2.
Ellington suffered a grim 9-3 defeat to East Granby when the teams last played back in April of 2024. Will the Knights have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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