The Platt Panthers are taking a road trip to take on the Norwalk Bears at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Platt 2.3, Norwalk 1.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Platt is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They didn't even let Shelton on the board, marking the Panthers' second-straight 1-0 shutout. The win was nothing new for the Panthers as they're now sitting on three straight.
Not much got past Giovanni DeMatteo, who gave up just three hits to keep Shelton off the board.
On the hitting side, Platt's victory was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Tyler Cioffi, who went 2-for-3 with one RBI. That's the most hits Cioffi has posted since back in April.
Meanwhile, while Norwalk put up plenty of runs on Tuesday, the same can't be said for Stamford. The Bears were the clear victors by a 12-0 margin over the Black Knights. The result was nothing new for the Bears, who have now won 12 matches by six runs or more so far this season.
Norwalk pushed their record up to 27-4 with the win, which was their third straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.0 runs over those games. As for Platt, their win bumped their record up to 17-6.
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