The Somers Spartans will be playing in front of their home fans against the Bolton Bulldogs at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
If Somers beats Bolton with nine runs on Tuesday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two matchups with that exact score. Somers put the hurt on Cromwell with a sharp 9-3 win on Saturday. Considering Somers has won three games by more than five runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Bolton, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Wednesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Bassick a 12-0 shutout on Thursday. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Bolton considering their one-run performance the match before.
Logan Clark looked comfortable as he tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits.
On the hitting side, Ben Roth was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Joey Godek, who scored two runs while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
The victory made it two in a row for Somers and bumps their season record up to 5-3. As for Bolton, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a massive bump to their 3-9 record this season.
Everything went Somers' way against Bolton in their previous meeting back in April of 2023 as Somers made off with a 20-2 win. Does Somers have another victory up their sleeve, or will Bolton turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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