The Brookfield Bobcats will head out on the road to take on the New Fairfield Rebels at 4:15 p.m. on Wednesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Brookfield's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They blew past Kolbe-Cathedral 10-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Brookfield.
Brookfield got a great performance from Nick Petta as he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out seven over five innings pitched.
At the plate, Sam Consalvo and Matt Ackerly did most of the damage at the plate: Consalvo scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances, while Ackerly scored a run while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Matt McDowell, who scored two runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, New Fairfield came tearing into Friday's contest with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They were the clear victor by a 9-2 margin over the Green Wave.
Brookfield is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-4 record this season. As for New Fairfield, they pushed their record up to 9-5 with that win, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Everything went Brookfield's way against New Fairfield when the teams last played back in April as Brookfield made off with a 10-1 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Brookfield since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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