The Stratford Red Devils will head out on the road to challenge the Brookfield Bobcats at 4:15 p.m. on Friday.
Stratford fell victim to Masuk and their airtight pitching crew on Wednesday. They fell just short of the Panthers by a score of 1-0. The loss was just more heartbreak for the Red Devils, who fell 5-3 when the teams last met back in April of 2023.
Meanwhile, Brookfield faced Joel Barlow in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Wednesday. The Bobcats put the hurt on the Falcons with a sharp 11-1 win. That looming 11-1 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Bobcats yet this season.
PJ Colla was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over five innings pitched. He has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in five consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with two RBI and one run.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Garrett McGovern, who went 1-for-2 with five RBI, one run, and one double. Those five RBI gave him a new career-high. Lucas Irrek also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
Brookfield was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .474. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Joel Barlow only posted a batting average of .227.
Brookfield pushed their record up to 6-1 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.9 runs on average over those games. As for Stratford, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-4-1.
Stratford couldn't quite get it done against Brookfield when the teams last played back in April of 2024 as they fell 9-6. Can the Red Devils avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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