The New Canaan Rams will square off against the Danbury Hatters at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (New Canaan 1.8, Danbury 3.2) so any runs scored will be well earned.
New Canaan will bounce into Tuesday's match after beating Ridgefield, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. The Rams' pitchers stepped up to hand the Tigers a 3-0 shutout on Monday.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 15 runs the game before, Danbury was a bit more limited in their contest on Monday. They took a 5-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of St. Joseph. The loss continues a trend for the Hatters in their meetings with the Cadets: they've now lost three in a row.
New Canaan's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-2. Those road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.0 runs on average over those games. As for Danbury, their defeat dropped their record down to 14-5.
Everything went New Canaan's way against Danbury when the teams last played back in April, as New Canaan made off with a 10-3 win. Do the Rams have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Hatters turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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