Ansonia's game last Wednesday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Thursday. They came out on top against the Tri-County North Panthers by a score of 6-2. That's more bragging rights for Ansonia, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Keegen Weiss made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out 13 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off eight hits. Weiss has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. Weiss was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Asher Shives and Nick Burns did most of the damage at the plate: Shives scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances, while Burns got on base in four of his five plate appearances with a stolen base and an RBI.
On Tri-County North's side, they saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Braylen Keener, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Ansonia's win bumped their record up to 8-10. As for Tri-County North, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 9-8.
Ansonia will head out on the road to challenge Bradford at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Tri-County North, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Eaton at 5:30 p.m.
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