On Monday, Brookfield faced Masuk in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Brookfield Bobcats' pitchers stepped up to hand the Masuk Panthers a 4-0 shutout. Winning may never get old, but Brookfield sure is getting used to it with their fourth in a row.
Matt Ackerly was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Brookfield pushed their record up to 5-2 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.0 runs per game. As for Masuk, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-5 record this season.
Brookfield will square off against Joel Barlow at 4:15 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Joel Barlow: 1.8, Brookfield: 1.7) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Masuk, they will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against Stratford at 4:15 p.m. Stratford hasn't scored more than two runs for five games straight, a trend the team is eager to reverse.
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