The Cheney Tech Chargers will venture away from home to square off against the East Windsor Panthers at 3:45 p.m. on Monday. Cheney Tech is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.7 runs per game this season.
Cheney Tech fell victim to East Hartford and their airtight pitching crew on Friday. They took a 3-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Hornets. Having soared to a lofty 15 runs in the game before, the Chargers' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Cheney Tech saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Thomas Fortunato, who went 1-for-3 with one triple.
Meanwhile, East Windsor was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their eighth straight loss. They came up short against Bolton, falling 11-5.
Tyler Natitus was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with two stolen bases and two RBI. Josh Halpin also deserves some recognition as he scored his first run of the season.
The defeat snapped Cheney Tech's winning streak at six games and leaves them with a 11-6 record. As for East Windsor, their loss dropped their record down to 2-11.
Cheney Tech beat East Windsor 3-0 in their previous meeting two weeks ago. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Chargers since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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