Nashua Silver Knights catcher Kyle Lavigne dives for an errant throw as Norwich's Ray Leonzi scores the only run for the Sea Unicorns in Nashua's 3-1 win Sunday at Holman Stadium.

NASHUA – It was seven days ago when all looked lost for the Nashua Silver Knights.

“I think it was just a fluke,” Nashua manager Kyle Jackson said of the one-sided loss to the Worcester Bravehearts in the first game of a doubleheader that sank the team to 10-17. “I think every team has one of those games. It’s just what team is going to lay down or do what they did Tuesday, which was win Game 2.”

It certainly looks like they chose the latter. Since then, the Silver Knights have yet to lose, as Sunday they won their sixth straight, 3-1, over the Norwich Sea Unicorns before a happy sun-splashed Holman Stadium crowd of 1,174.

The Knights now go into today’s 11 a.m.holiday game at Holman against those same Bravehearts – reminder, it’s a seven inning affair – one game away from the .500 mark at 16-17.

One might have thought that if there was a game to ho-hum through it would have been Sunday, especially after the emotional walk-off win on Saturday over Pittsfield. But this Knights team seems to have a key ingredient thanks to a few more veterans than a year ago: Character.

“They do,” Jackson said. “And we played a whole different lineup. A couple of guys got days off, and that just shows you the faith we have in the whole team.”

Yes, Jackson gave regulars such as infielder Carmelo Musacchia and the scorching red hot hitting Kyle Wolff, among others, the day off. Saturday’s hero Shane McNamara got the start in right field and he responded by not only driving in the game tying run but successfully completing his half of a double steal that led to the game-winning run during Nashua’s three-run fourth.

Nashua starter Aiven Cabral – who took the loss in that 11-1 debacle last Tuesday – got the start and responded with five innings of four-hit, one-run ball, striking out three with one walk.

“Aiven came in and gave us a great five innings, especially after his last performance,” Jackson said.

And that run was unearned as Norwich took a 1-0 lead in the top of the third when Ray Leonzi singled with one out, stole second, and after an infield hit scored on a throwing error was the Knights were trying to complete a double play.

Norwich infielder Nick Sturino cuts off a throw to second as Nashua’s Shane McNamara successfully completes his half of a double steal in Nashua’s 3-1 win on Sunday at Holman Stadium. (Telegraph photo by TOM KING)

But that was it. A bullpen of Avery Mosseau, Zach Gitschier, Noah Wachter and George Welch allowed just one base runner combined over four innings (one each) of scoreless relief, retiring the last 12 Sea Unicorns in a row. A perfect blueprint followed.

“Avery did a great job,” Jackson said. “Wachter, Gitschier, Welch. Pretty much (a blueprint).”

Down 1-0 in the bottom of the fourth, Nashua got all three of its runs off Norwich starter Trevor Price. The rally started with a walk to Jack McDermott, an error off what could have been an easy double play, McNamara’s RBI single, and then the double steal with McNamara getting to second and Ray Velazquez scoring from third. Will MacLean followed with an RBI single to center and that was that for all the day’s scoring in a game that took just two hours and five minutes.