The Stratford Red Devils will face off against the Joel Barlow Falcons at 4:15 p.m. on Wednesday. Neither Stratford nor Joel Barlow posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
Monday just wasn't the day for Stratford's offense. They came up short against New Fairfield on Monday, falling 11-0. The Red Devils haven't had much luck with the Rebels recently, as the team has come up short the last four times they've met.
Meanwhile, Joel Barlow had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 13.3 runs) and they went ahead and made it four on Monday. They came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured a 2-1 W against the Green Wave. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Falcons have posted since March 28th.
Joel Barlow got a great performance from Eli Kress as he tossed six innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. The dominant performance also gave Kress a new career-high in strikeouts (five).
On the hitting side, Gavin Maryott was excellent, going 1-for-2 with two stolen bases and one RBI. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged two or more in each of the last three games he's played. Ethan Goldstein was another key player, going 2-for-3 with one double and one RBI.
Stratford's loss dropped their record down to 3-11. As for Joel Barlow, their win bumped their record up to 8-4.
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