The Wethersfield Eagles are headed away from home for the first time to face off against the Southington Blue Knights at 3:45 p.m. on Monday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Wednesday, Wethersfield sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over Plainville. The victory continues a trend for the Eagles in their matchups with the Blue Devils: they've now won four in a row.
Meanwhile, Southington beat Nonnewaug 8-3 on Saturday.
Southington got a great performance from Luke Prozzo as he struck out 12 batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off three hits.
At the plate, Domenic Zigmont and Connor Lentini did most of the damage at the plate: Zigmont went 3-for-4 with two RBI, one run, and one double, while Lentini went 1-for-4 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI. Those three hits gave Zigmont a new career-high.
Southington's record is now 12-2. As for Wethersfield, the win got them back to even at 1-1.
Wethersfield came up short against Southington in their previous meeting back in April, falling 7-2. Can the Eagles avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
