The Newtown Nighthawks will head out on the road to square off against the Joel Barlow Falcons at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.
Newtown is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Bethel just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Wednesday. They fell just short of the Wildcats by a score of 4-2.
Joel Barlow let Lewis Mills stack five runs on them in the second inning on Thursday but luckily Joel Barlow prevailed anyway. The Falcons skirted past the Spartans 10-9. The Falcons haven't had any issues with the Spartans recently, as the game was their third consecutive victory against them.
Kenny Esposito made a splash while hitting and pitching. He tossed 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Esposito was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double. Those two runs gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, Gavin Maryott was incredible, going a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. Connor Thomas also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
Joel Barlow was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .382. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Newtown now has a losing record of 3-4. As for Joel Barlow, their record is now 7-1.
Newtown suffered a grim 7-0 defeat to Joel Barlow in their previous meeting back in May of 2024. Can the Nighthawks avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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