Baseball Preview: Joel Barlow Falcons vs. New Fairfield Rebels
Joel Barlow is on a nine-game streak of home wins, while New Fairfield is on a five-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Joel Barlow Falcons will take on the New Fairfield Rebels at 4:15 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Joel Barlow: 1.6, New Fairfield: 4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Joel Barlow is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Thursday, just like they did against Bethel (and have done all season long). Joel Barlow's pitchers stepped up to hand Bethel an 8-0 shutout on Wednesday.
The team relied heavily on Ian Nilsen, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with a home run and four RBI. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one home run the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of TJ Baer, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, New Fairfield faced Brookfield in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Wednesday. New Fairfield fell just short of Brookfield by a score of 4-2. The loss continues a trend for New Fairfield in their matchups with Brookfield: they've now lost eight in a row.
Joel Barlow's victory bumped their record up to 17-0. As for New Fairfield, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-6.
Joel Barlow came up short against New Fairfield when the teams last played back in June of 2023, falling 8-5. Can Joel Barlow avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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