Joel Barlow faced Bethel in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Wednesday. The Falcons fell just short of the Wildcats by a score of 4-2. The Falcons were red-hot at the plate heading into the match (they scored no less than ten runs in the three games prior), but the Wildcats' pitchers proved too tough.
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Joel Barlow saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was TJ Baer, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with two stolen bases. Baer has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Billy Bardani was another, going 3-for-4 with one RBI.
Joel Barlow's defeat ended a nine-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 15-3. As for Bethel, their victory was their 12th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 13-2.
We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Joel Barlow will face off against rival New Fairfield at 4:15 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, Bethel is set to square off against their familiar foe Stratford at 6:15 p.m. on Friday.
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