West Haven suffered their closest loss since April 14, 2025 on Friday. They fell just short of the East Haven Yellowjackets by a score of 6-4. The Blue Devils were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Yellowjackets earlier this season, when they won 10-6.
Jose Padilla made the most of his time in the batter's box despite the final result and went 3-for-4 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run. Rob Jackson was another key player, going 2-for-3 with two runs and one double.
West Haven dropped their record down to 4-11 with the defeat, which was their fifth straight on the road. As for East Haven, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-12.
West Haven and East Haven could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Connecticut Rankings. The Blue Devils will square off against Notre Dame at 3:45 p.m. on Monday with a big rank disadvantage (95 vs. 9). Meanwhile, East Haven (ranked 125th) will meet Hand (ranked 16th) at 3:45 p.m. on Monday.
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