The Manchester Red Hawks will challenge the Somers Spartans at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday.
Thursday just wasn't the day for Manchester's offense. They came up short against Tolland on Thursday, falling 9-0.
Pj Ortiz was cooking despite his team's loss, going 3-for-4 with two stolen bases.
Four must be Somers' lucky number: they beat Windsor Locks with that score not once but twice on Saturday. The Spartans beat the Raiders by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 4-1. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last six times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Somers pushed their record up to 7-4 with the win, which was their third straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.7 runs on average over those games. As for Manchester, they have been struggling recently as they've lost seven of their last nine games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 5-9 record this season.
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