Coventry is 8-2 against Canton since April of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The Coventry Patriots are on the road again to play the Canton Warriors. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Coventry is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They never let Stafford onto the board and left with a 3-0 victory.
Not much got past Aidan Hecht, who gave up just four hits to keep Stafford off the board. Hecht has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Dustin Menzel was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Wednesday Canton sidestepped Lyman Memorial for a 7-6 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Canton.
Coventry has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 15 of their last 17 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 21-3 record this season. As for Canton, their victory bumped their record up to 15-6.
Coventry was able to grind out a solid win over Canton in their previous matchup on Friday, winning 5-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Coventry 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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