The East Hartford Hornets are taking a road trip to challenge the Northwest Catholic Lions at 3:45 p.m. on Wednesday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Things were looking good for East Hartford after they put the first runs on the board on Monday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They fell 10-6 to New Britain. The Hornets have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Issac Quiles was huge no matter where he played even without the win. He didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over 5.1 innings pitched. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-low in hits (three). He was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Preston Diaz was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4. He also put up two doubles, which were his first of the season.
Meanwhile, Northwest Catholic was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They came up short against East Catholic, falling 14-4.
Northwest Catholic saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Will Vincent, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
The defeat was their first at home , dropping their record down to 3-3. As for Northwest Catholic, their record now sits at 2-5.
East Hartford might still be hurting after the 11-0 loss they got from Northwest Catholic in their previous matchup back in April of 2024. Can the Hornets avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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