The Southington Blue Knights will challenge the Platt Panthers at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Southington is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.5 runs per game this season.
Southington took a loss when they played away from home on Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Wednesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Middletown a 19-0 shutout. The Blue Knights' hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Logan Rembish made a splash while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out six over 4.2 innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances. He was also stellar in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with three runs, one triple, and one RBI.
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In other batting news, Southington got a massive performance out of Colin LaRosa, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with three stolen bases, three RBI, and two runs. Those three stolen bases gave LaRosa a new career-high. Marco Spataro was another key player, going a perfect 3-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and one stolen base.
Southington kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 12 hits. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Middletown only managed two hits.
Meanwhile, Platt faced Berlin in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Wednesday. The Panthers fell just short of the Redcoats by a score of 4-3. Surprisingly, this marked the Panthers' fourth straight game in which the away team has come away the victor.
Platt saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brandon Candelora, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one run.
Southington's win bumped their record up to 8-3. As for Platt, their loss was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 9-3.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Southington has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.9 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Platt struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.6 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other baseball content.
