Ansonia is 1-6 against Bradford since April of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Ansonia Tigers will head out on the road to challenge the Bradford Railroaders at 5:00 p.m. Bradford took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Ansonia, who comes in off a win.
Last Thursday, Ansonia beat Tri-County North 6-2.
Keegen Weiss was a major factor no matter where he played. 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 stellar in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Ansonia let Asher Shives and Nick Burns loose on the outfield. 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.
Meanwhile, after a string of seven wins, Bradford's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They fell just short of Twin Valley South by a score of 7-5.
Ansonia's victory bumped their record up to 8-10. As for Bradford, their loss ended an eight-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 12-5.
Ansonia came up short against Bradford when the teams last played back in April of 2023, falling 5-1. Can Ansonia avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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