Bacon Academy entered their tilt with Stonington with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They walked away with a 6-3 victory over the Stonington Bears on Tuesday. That's more bragging rights for Bacon Academy, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Mason Pingree made a splash no matter where he played. He struck out seven batters over seven innings while giving up three earned runs off six hits (and only one walk). Pingree has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Pingree was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 4-for-4.
In other batting news, Eli Chiaverini was excellent, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.
Bacon Academy has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season. As for Stonington, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-4.
Bacon Academy will head out on the road to challenge Montville at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Montville's pitching crew has only allowed 1.8 runs per game this season, so Bacon Academy's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Stonington, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Woodstock Academy at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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