The Cheshire Academy Cats are headed away from home for the first time to challenge the Freedom Patriots at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Cheshire Academy will be strutting in after a victory while Freedom will be coming in after a loss.
While Cats fans will have to keep waiting for their team to come home, they shouldn't be too worried about the road trip considering the result of Sunday's season opener. They had just enough and edged out Pennington 12-11 on Sunday.
Tyler Stone made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and only one walk). Stone was also big at the plate, going a perfect 2-for-2 with five RBI, one run, and one double.
In other pitching news, Noah Kalarickal looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Jason Dewitt, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Conner Crosbie, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Freedom was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They were two runs away from ending the streak, but they lost an 8-6 heartbreaker at the hands of Boone. Surprisingly, this marked the fourth straight game that the away team has come away the victor.
Juan Pablo Gatica was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while going 1-for-3. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in RBI (two). Jeyson Franco also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
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