Baseball Game Preview: Joel Barlow Falcons vs. Stonington Bears

The Joel Barlow Falcons will venture away from home to square off against the Stonington Bears at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. Joel Barlow's pitching crew has only allowed 3.3 runs per game this season, so Stonington's hitters will have their work cut out for them.

Joel Barlow is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They came out on top against Seymour by a score of 5-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Falcons.

Gavin Maryott spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered a run (which was unearned) on three hits and racked up 12 Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up a single earned run in three consecutive appearances.

On the hitting side, Joel Barlow's victory was truly a team effort as seven different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was TJ Baer, who went 2-for-4 with one stolen base and one run. Another was Brennan Maryott, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one run.

Joel Barlow was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .429. The last time their batting average was this high was back in May.

Meanwhile, it was close, but on Tuesday Stonington sidestepped Nonnewaug for a 4-3 win.

Stonington pushed their record up to 20-6 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.2 runs on average over those games. As for Joel Barlow, their victory bumped their record up to 19-6.