The Newtown Nighthawks will head out to challenge the Bethel Wildcats at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Newtown sitting on three straight victories and Bethel on six.
If Newtown beats Bethel with five runs on Wednesday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two games with that exact score. The Nighthawks came out on top against Pomperaug by a score of 5-1 on Monday.
Meanwhile, while Bethel put up plenty of runs on Monday, the same can't be said for Notre Dame Prep. The Wildcats blew past the Lancers 11-0. The result was nothing new for the Wildcats, who have now won three contests by eight runs or more so far this season.
Bethel's win was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-0. Those road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.4 runs on average over those games. As for Newtown, the win got them back to even at 3-3.
Newtown skirted past Bethel 2-1 in their previous meeting back in April of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Nighthawks since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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