The Brearley Bears are on the road again on Monday to play the Dayton Bulldogs at 4:00 p.m. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Brearley is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They skirted past Cedar Grove 4-3. That's two games straight that Brearley has won by just one run.
Meanwhile, Dayton had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7 runs), and they went ahead and made it six on Friday. They put the hurt on the Pioneers with a sharp 14-6 win. Dayton's victory was all the more impressive since New Providence was averaging only 3.68 runs allowed on the season.
Patrick Ferguson was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing 4.1 innings while giving up three earned runs off only two hits. Ferguson was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Mikey Corea was incredible, going 3-for-3 with five RBI, three runs, and a double. Another player making a difference was Jonathan Rodrigues, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Brearley's win bumped their record up to 17-8. As for Dayton, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a massive bump to their 16-11 record this season.
Brearley suffered a grim 13-0 defeat to Dayton in their previous meeting two weeks ago. Can Brearley avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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