Weston lost against Brookfield two weeks ago, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. The Weston Trojans fell just short of the Brookfield Bobcats by a score of 9-8. Weston has not had much luck with Brookfield recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
For Brookfield's part, Nick Petta tossed a big game, striking out nine batters over five innings while giving up three earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits. Petta has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Brookfield got a big performance out of Jack Murray, who went 2-for-4 with a triple, a run, and an RBI. Thad Balzi was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
Weston's defeat dropped their record down to 10-7. As for Brookfield, the victory (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 17-4.
Weston will be playing in front of their home fans against Wright Tech at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Wright Tech is coming into the match with four straight wins on the road, so Weston will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum. Brookfield does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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