Danbury is 2-7 against Warde since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Danbury Hatters will be playing at home against the Warde Mustangs at 4:15 p.m. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
It may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Danbury ultimately got the result they hoped for on Saturday. They came out on top against Xavier by a score of 9-5. That four run margin sets a new team best for Danbury this season.
Ezekiel Cueto and Matt Morehouse did most of the damage at the plate: Cueto got on base in four of his five plate appearances with three RBI, while Morehouse scored a run while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Brian Guerrero, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Warde had already won eight in a row dating back to last season (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 2.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it nine on Saturday. They had just enough and edged the Jesuits out 3-2. That's two games straight that Warde has won by just one run.
The victory made it two in a row for Danbury and bumps their season record up to 3-1. As for Warde, their win was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-0.
Danbury came out on top in a nail-biter against Warde in their previous matchup back in April of 2023, sneaking past 6-5. Does Danbury have another victory up their sleeve, or will Warde turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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