The New Milford Green Wave will be playing at home against the Joel Barlow Falcons at 4:15 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with New Milford sitting on three straight wins and Joel Barlow on 11.
Last Friday, New Milford was able to grind out a solid victory over Kolbe-Cathedral, taking the game 7-3.
Meanwhile, Joel Barlow put the finishing touches on their seventh blowout victory of the season on Thursday. They put the hurt on Westhill with a sharp 11-1 win. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Joel Barlow considering their one-run performance the game before.
The team relied heavily on Lucas Asanovic, who scored a run while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Billy Bardani, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI.
New Milford's victory bumped their record up to 7-3. As for Joel Barlow, their win was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-0.
New Milford might still be hurting after the 7-0 loss they got from Joel Barlow when the teams last played two weeks ago. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Joel Barlow's Jimmy Kennedy, who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over six innings pitched. Now that New Milford knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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