The Brookfield Bobcats will be playing at home against the Newtown Nighthawks at 4:15 p.m. on Monday. Brookfield will be looking to keep their six-game home win streak alive.
Brookfield is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Connecticut's top teams: Pomperaug, who was ranked 16th in their home state at the time (Brookfield was ranked 24th). Brookfield skirted past Pomperaug 9-8. That's two games straight that Brookfield has won by just one run.
Matt McDowell made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. McDowell has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances. McDowell was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Jack Murray and Matt Ackerly did most of the damage at the plate: Murray scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Ackerly went 2-for-3 with four RBI, a run, and a double. Sam Consalvo was another key contributor, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Newtown wound up with the same score they had in their last game (2-1), but sadly the team found themselves on the wrong side of the score this time.
Brookfield has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season. As for Newtown, they now have a losing record at 3-4.
Brookfield came up short against Newtown in their previous meeting back in May of 2023, falling 5-1. Will Brookfield have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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