Montville is in, can Waterford be far behind?
The Indians qualified for the fourth state championship game in their baseball program's history Tuesday with a 9-2 win over North Branford in a Class M state semifinal game at Beehive Field in New Britain.
It seems whenever Montville makes it to a title tilt, it brings along one of its Eastern Connecticut Conference buddies. Montville beat Bacon Academy, 6-2, in its last state championship foray in 2006. It also lost to Waterford in 1998, 5-1. The only time the formula didn't hold true was in 2003 when the Indians lost to Notre Dame-Fairfield, 7-0, in 2003.
"Does this mean Waterford wins, I have no idea," Montville coach Phil Orbe said with a smile.
Would he rather play haddam-Killingworth than his old rival next door?
"I'm just happy for our kids, our fans and our community," Orbe said. "Our community gets beat up sometimes and I'm just glad we did something that will make our community proud."
Second-seeded Haddam-Killingworth and No. 6 Waterford are underway in the second game of the day at Beehive Field. The winner plays Montville either Friday night or Saturday.
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