The Stafford Bulldogs will head out on the road to challenge the Ellington Knights at 3:45 p.m. on Friday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Stafford has struggled recently with three defeats in a row, while Ellington will arrive with three straight victories.
Somers hit Stafford with a four-run fifth inning on Wednesday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Bulldogs lost 7-1 to the Spartans. Bulldogs fans who chose to attend the game sure picked the wrong one: it was the first time the team's lost against the Spartans since on Wednesday.
Stafford saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Luca Houle, who went 2-for-3 with one RBI.
16 must be Ellington's lucky number: they beat Academy of Science and Innovation with that score not once but twice on Tuesday. The Knights beat the Ravens by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 16-2. Considering the Knights have won eight matches by more than eight runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Jack Weigand was a standout: he went 2-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and one stolen base. Michael Grimes was another key player, getting on base in four of his five plate appearances with three runs and one RBI.
Ellington kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 16 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least nine hits in three consecutive games.
Ellington's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 12-4. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.7 runs on average over those games. As for Stafford, their loss dropped their record down to 6-8.
Stafford suffered a grim 14-0 defeat to Ellington when the teams last played back in April. Can the Bulldogs avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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