Ernie Little scored one of the Nashua Silver Knights' two runs in a doubleheader loss at Norwich. (Photo courtesy of Nashua Silver Knights)

Following a loss in the first game of Thursday night’s doubleheader at Norwich, the Nashua Silver Knights entered game two aiming to avoid a three-game skid. With a chance to earn a split on the day, this matchup took on added significance as Nashua looked to right the ship and regain momentum midway through their road trip.

Unfortunately, it didn’t happen, as the Knights fell 5-0 after losing the opener 8-2 to the Sea Unicorns.

In the bottom of the first inning, the home team got going early as they would draw blood in the first against Knights starter Justin Dressler. Dressler would get out of the inning however after 2 and â…” his day would be over as he would allow two more runs to come across to score in the third marking a 3-0 Norwich lead.

The Knights offense never really gained traction in this one as they would have just three hits all game. Two of them would come off the bat of Patrick Shrake as he got back on track in this one. Norwich would score two more in the 5th as they pushed their lead to five and they would hold that till the end of the game.

The Silver Knights will be back in action tomorrow again on the road versus New Britain.

In the opener, the Knights’ offense would get going in the first inning as they looked to support their starting pitcher, Nate Kelleher-Mochak who has been very solid.

The Knights would load the bases in the first as the first three men reached. James Benestad would then drive in Ernie Little and Anthony Grabau to make the score 2-0 Knights early on. However, the two-run lead was short-lived, as in the bottom of the first Norwich responded by putting up a run of their own.

Norwich would go back to work in the second as Jake Bryne would hit a triple driving in one to tie the game. Following Byrne’s triple two more runs would come across to score in the inning making the score after the second 4-2 Norwich. There were no runs again until the seventh in this one as the Knights’ bullpen arm Rob Gilchrist locked in. He tossed three straight innings of no-run baseball to give his offense the time to get back in the game.

The fireworks would not come though for the visitors as Norwich pounded on the runs in the sixth inning of this one. They would score four in the inning on their way to the victory.