New Fairfield won a close one the last time they played, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune on Friday. They lost 12-5 to the New Milford Green Wave. New Fairfield has not had much luck with New Milford recently, as the team's come up short the last eight times they've met.
For New Milford's part, Nea Plisko made a splash while hitting and pitching. She struck out 12 batters over six innings while giving up three earned (and two unearned) runs off nine hits. Plisko has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Plisko was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-2.
In other batting news, Hannah Bauer and Cienna McNamara did most of the damage at the plate: Bauer fired off two home runs and four RBI while going 2-for-4, while McNamara went 2-for-3 with a home run, three runs, and three RBI. Nikki Garretson was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4.
New Fairfield's loss dropped their record down to 8-8. As for New Milford, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-6 record this season.
New Fairfield will be playing in front of their home fans against Brookfield at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Brookfield's pitching crew has only allowed two runs per game this season, so New Fairfield's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for New Milford, they will head out on the road to challenge Pomperaug at 4:15 p.m. on Monday. New Milford is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.5 runs per game this season.
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