The North Haven Nighthawks will head out on the road to take on the Fairfield Prep Jesuits at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (North Haven 3.9, Fairfield Prep 2.7) so any runs scored will be well earned.
North Haven is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Connecticut's top teams: Waterford, who was ranked 11th at the time (North Haven was ranked 25th). The Nighthawks fell just short of the Lancers by a score of 4-2 on Tuesday. Having soared to a lofty 19 runs in the game before, the Nighthawks couldn't push the score so high this time.
Meanwhile, Fairfield Prep came tearing into Monday's matchup with 17 straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.9 runs), and they left with even more momentum. They were the clear victors by an 11-4 margin over the Rams. The Jesuits might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 14 contests by seven runs or more this season.
Fairfield Prep got a great performance from Anthony Pavano as he tossed five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits.
At the plate, Vinny Lombardo was a standout: he went 4-for-5 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. Those four hits gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Ryan Ventrelle, who went 1-for-4 with two runs, one triple, and one stolen base.
Fairfield Prep kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 16 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least eight hits in six consecutive games.
Fairfield Prep's record now sits at 21-1. As for North Haven, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 13-7.
North Haven couldn't quite finish off Fairfield Prep when the teams last played two weeks ago and fell 2-0. Can the Nighthawks avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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