Joel Barlow put another one in the bag on Thursday to keep their perfect season alive. They walked away with a 9-5 win over the New Fairfield Rebels. For Joel Barlow, this counts as revenge for the 8-5 defeat New Fairfield walked away with the last time they faced one another back in June of 2023.
Joel Barlow got a great performance from Lachlan Ellis as he struck out seven batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Ellis has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Ian Nilsen, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with a home run, two stolen bases, and three RBI. He is on a roll when it comes to home runs, as he's now launched at least one in the last four games he's played. Another player making a difference was TJ Baer, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Joel Barlow's victory was their tenth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 18-0. As for New Fairfield, their loss ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 10-7.
Joel Barlow will head out on the road to challenge Law at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday. Joel Barlow is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.4 runs per game this season. As for New Fairfield, they will look to defend their home field on Monday against Bunnell at 4:15 p.m. Bunnell will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last.
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