The Hall Titans are taking a road trip to challenge the Notre Dame Prep Lancers at 1:00 p.m. on Monday.
Hall easily dispatched Wethersfield on Thursday, but unfortunately both the margin and the ultimate result were a different story in this one. The Titans fell just short of Farmington by a score of 4-2 on Friday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Titans have suffered since May 6, 2024.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Notre Dame Prep, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Wednesday. They walked away with an 11-7 win over Stratford on Thursday. The Lancers haven't had any issues with the Red Devils recently, as the game was their third consecutive victory against them.
Robbie Van Scoy made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out eight over four innings pitched. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Notre Dame Prep is 3-1 when he allows at most three earned runs, but 1-3 otherwise. Van Scoy was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances. That run was his first of the season.
In other batting news, Jake Lippert and David Parniawski did most of the damage at the plate: Lippert went a perfect 4-for-4 with four stolen bases, four RBI, and two runs, while Parniawski went 2-for-3 with three runs, three RBI, and one triple. Those stolen bases marked the first that Lippert snagged this season. Another player making a difference was Gabriel Colon, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Notre Dame Prep always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .568. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
The win got Notre Dame Prep back to even at 4-4. As for Hall, they dropped their record down to 1-2 with the loss, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season.
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