Baseball Preview: Brattleboro Bears vs. Fair Haven Slaters
The Brattleboro Bears will be playing in front of their home fans against the Fair Haven Slaters at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Fair Haven took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Brattleboro, who comes in off a win.
Brattleboro is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Vermont's top teams: Bellows Falls, who was ranked 15th in their home state at the time (Brattleboro was ranked 17th). Brattleboro walked away with a 7-2 victory over Bellows Falls on Wednesday. The win made it back-to-back victories for Brattleboro.
Meanwhile, Fair Haven didn't have quite enough to beat Mount Anthony on Wednesday and fell 2-1. Fair Haven has struggled against Mount Anthony recently, as their contest on Wednesday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Brattleboro has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 7-9 record this season. As for Fair Haven, their loss dropped their record down to 4-9.
Brattleboro took their win against Fair Haven in their previous matchup back in May of 2023 by a conclusive 12-6. Will Brattleboro repeat their success, or does Fair Haven have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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