Southington put another one in the bag on Monday to keep their perfect season alive. Everything went their way against the Manchester Red Hawks as the Southington Blue Knights made off with an 8-2 win. Eight seems to be a good number for Southington as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Frank Boutot Jr. made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out nine over five innings pitched. Boutot Jr. was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Carson Lentini was incredible, going 2-for-4 with a triple, two RBI, and a run. Another player making a difference was Caden Angelo, who went 2-for-4 with a triple, two RBI, and a run.
On Manchester's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Pj Ortiz, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
Southington's win bumped their record up to 6-0. As for Manchester, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-2.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Southington will take on Newington at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Southington is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.2 runs per game this season. As for Manchester, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Windsor at 3:45 p.m. on Wednesday. Manchester's pitching crew has only allowed 3.7 runs per game this season, so Windsor's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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