Ridgefield's Game Against Bethel In Junior Legion Semifinals Postponed

Ridgefield's game against top seed Bethel in the semifinals of the American Legion junior state tournament, scheduled for Friday, has been postponed.

The contest was pushed back until Saturday at 6 p.m. at Danbury High School.

The No. 5 seed, Ridgefield defeated No.4 Bristol 8-4 on Friday to reach the semifinals. It was the 16th consecutive win for Ridgefield (23-7), which won the state championship in 2008.

Friday other semifinal between No. 7 seed Trumbull and No. 3 seed Stamford also was postponed and will be played Saturday at noon at Veterans Field in Windsor Locks.

The championship game is now set for Sunday at 1 p.m. at Muzzy Field in Bristol.

With three zone four teams in the semifinal, an area squad is guaranteed to play for the title.