Darien is 2-8 against Danbury since April of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Darien Blue Wave will be playing at home against the Danbury Hatters at 4:00 p.m.
Darien lost 11-3 to Warde on Monday. Darien has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Danbury had to endure a three-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They walked away with an 8-5 victory over Ridgefield on Tuesday.
Giani Chieffalo made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out nine batters over six innings while giving up three earned (and two unearned) runs off seven hits. Chieffalo was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with a triple and an RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Luke Ciccone, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Gary Cueto was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Darien's defeat dropped their record down to 10-6. As for Danbury, the win got them back to even at 8-8.
Darien might still be hurting after the 10-4 loss they got from Danbury in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Thankfully for Darien, Jacob Ditscher (who struck out eight batters over 5.2 innings while giving up three earned runs off eight hits (and not a single walk)) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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