Platt is 8-2 against Middletown since April of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Platt Panthers will be playing at home against the Middletown Blue Dragons at 3:45 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Platt has four straight victories, Middletown has five straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Platt's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Plainville 2-0.
The result came thanks to Brandon Candelora's shutout, as he gave up just four hits and racked up 16 Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Platt's victory was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Zack Baker, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3. Baker has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played.
Meanwhile, Middletown came up short against Bristol Eastern on Monday and fell 7-3.
Platt's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-5. As for Middletown, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-9.
Everything went Platt's way against Middletown in their previous meeting back in April as Platt made off with an 18-0 victory. Will Platt repeat their success, or does Middletown have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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