New Fairfield is 1-9 against New Milford since May of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The New Fairfield Rebels will head out on the road to take on the New Milford Green Wave at 4:15 p.m. New Fairfield will be strutting in after a victory while New Milford will be coming in after a defeat.
New Fairfield took a loss when they played away from home last Monday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Wednesday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-1 win over Notre Dame Catholic.
Meanwhile, New Milford unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Wednesday. They fell just short of Newtown by a score of 4-2. New Milford has struggled against Newtown recently, as their game on Wednesday was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Nea Plisko spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and two unearned) runs on three hits and racked up nine Ks.
At the plate, Hannah Bauer was cooking despite her team's loss, going 1-for-3 with a home run.
The victory got New Fairfield back to even at 4-4. As for New Milford, their loss dropped their record down to 9-6.
New Fairfield suffered a grim 13-0 defeat to New Milford when the teams last played back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Plisko, who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 12 over five innings pitched. Now that New Fairfield knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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