Bristol Central dropped their record down to 9-8 on Tuesday, which also ended the team's five-game streak of wins at home. They fell just short of the Southington Blue Knights by a score of 4-3. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Blue Knights this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 15-5 back in April.
As for Southington, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 15-6 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 4.0 runs on average over those games.
For Southington's part, Aiden DeGrandis looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. DeGrandis has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits any time he's pitched this season.
On the hitting side, Southington's win was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Shane Richters, who went 1-for-4 with one stolen base and one RBI. Brycen Voisine also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
Coming up, Bristol Central will face off against E.O. Smith/Tolland at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Southington, they will head out on the road to face off against Windsor at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The Blue Knights will need to watch out since the Warriors have now posted at least ten runs in their last four games.
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