Baseball Recap: Bethel Takes Down Ranked Joel Barlow

Bethel faced Joel Barlow in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Wednesday. The Wildcats had just enough and edged out the Falcons 4-3. The game snapped a strange streak: the last five times these teams have met, it?s been the away team that?s taken home the W.

Wildcats

Previous 5 Games (Home)

05/28/25 vs Joel Barlow	4-3
05/27/25 vs Masuk	10-2
05/24/25 vs Newtown	6-3
05/21/25 vs Shepaug Valley	4-1
05/19/25 vs Pomperaug	10-1

Bethel's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 19-2. The home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.8 runs over those games. As for Joel Barlow, their defeat dropped their record down to 17-6.

As of now, neither Bethel nor the Falcons have any future games scheduled.