Stratford hasn't had much luck against New Milford recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Red Devils are taking a road trip to square off against the Green Wave at 4:15 p.m.
Stratford is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 14 runs on Monday, they were much more limited against Immaculate on Wednesday. They took a 4-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Mustangs.
Meanwhile, New Milford had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 15.7 runs) and they went ahead and made it four on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Panthers as they made off with an 11-5 victory. The result was nothing new for the Green Wave, who have now won six games by six runs or more so far this season.
New Milford got a great performance from Tyler Bollaro as he struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off six hits. Those six strikeouts gave Bollaro a new career-high.
On the hitting side, Tj Ruedamann was incredible, going 3-for-4 with three runs, one triple, and one stolen base. New Milford is undefeated when Ruedamann posts two or more runs, but 6-7 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Colin Profita, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with four RBI and one run.
New Milford kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 13 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least 11 hits in three consecutive contests.
Stratford's defeat dropped their record down to 7-13. As for New Milford, their record is now 10-7.
Stratford might still be hurting after the 11-1 loss they got from New Milford in their previous meeting back in April of 2025. Can the Red Devils avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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