Baseball Recap: Weston Trojans vs. Brookfield Bobcats
Weston lost against Brookfield two weeks ago, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. The Weston Trojans fell just short of the Brookfield Bobcats by a score of 9-8. Weston has not had much luck with Brookfield recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
For Brookfield's part, Nick Petta tossed a big game, striking out nine batters over five innings while giving up three earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits. Petta has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Brookfield got a big performance out of Jack Murray, who went 2-for-4 with a triple, a run, and an RBI. Thad Balzi was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
Weston's defeat dropped their record down to 10-7. As for Brookfield, the victory (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 17-4.
Weston will be playing in front of their home fans against Wright Tech at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Wright Tech is coming into the match with four straight wins on the road, so Weston will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum. Brookfield does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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