Litchfield and Thomaston are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2018, but likely not for long. The Litchfield Cowboys will head out on the road to challenge the Thomaston Bears at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. Litchfield is coming into the contest hot, having won their last three games.
While Litchfield has not struggled against Shepaug Valley recently, they managed to flip the script on Wednesday. Litchfield narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Shepaug Valley 2-1.
Travis Lipinsky spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered one run (which was unearned) on three hits and racked up ten Ks.
At the plate, Nick Dest was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Thomaston had to hit the road for their first game and sadly it wasn't the result they were hoping for. They suffered a rough 18-4 defeat at the hands of Nonnewaug on Wednesday. Thomaston has not had much luck with Nonnewaug recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
Litchfield pushed their record up to 3-0 with that victory, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.1 runs per game. As for Thomaston, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 0-1.
Litchfield took their win against Thomaston in their previous meeting back in May of 2023 by a conclusive 24-5. Will Litchfield repeat their success, or does Thomaston have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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