Baseball Preview: Bethel Wildcats vs. Stratford Red Devils
Bethel is 7-1 against Stratford since April of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Bethel Wildcats will be playing in front of their home fans against the Stratford Red Devils at 6:00 p.m. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Bethel is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Joel Barlow just ended the team's seven-game winning streak on Wednesday. They lost 8-0 to the Falcons. The defeat was just more heartbreak for Bethel, who fell 2-0 when the teams last met back in May of 2022.
Meanwhile, Stratford fell victim to New Fairfield and their airtight pitching crew on Monday. They took a 3-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Rebels. Stratford has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Bethel's loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 12-4. As for Stratford, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-14.
Bethel came out on top in a nail-biter against Stratford in their previous matchup back in April of 2023, sneaking past 2-0. Does Bethel have another victory up their sleeve, or will Stratford turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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