New Riegel had lost three straight at home, but on Wednesday they dropped down to 7-7 to make it four. They fell just short of the Danbury Lakers by a score of 5-4. The Blue Jackets were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Lakers apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in April of 2025.
As for Danbury, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups. That's provided a massive bump to their 8-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.1 runs over those games.
For Danbury's part, the team relied heavily on Logan Shepherd, who went 2-for-3 with two doubles and one run. Those two doubles gave Shepherd a new career-high.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. New Riegel is set to take on their familiar foe Hopewell-Loudon at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, Danbury will square off against rival St. Mary Central Catholic at 5:00 p.m. on Friday.
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