The Ridgefield Tigers are taking a road trip to square off against the Darien Blue Wave at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
The home team had won the previous five meetings between Ridgefield and Danbury, and Ridgefield kept the tradition alive. The Tigers came out on top against the Hatters by a score of 9-5 on Thursday.
Meanwhile, Darien had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5 runs) and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. They came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured a 2-1 W against the Falcons. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Blue Wave have posted against the Falcons since May 2, 2018.
Darien's win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-6-1. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.6 runs on average over those games. As for Ridgefield, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a massive bump to their 9-9 record this season.
Ridgefield couldn't quite finish off Darien in their previous matchup back in May of 2024 and fell 4-2. Can the Tigers avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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