Baseball Preview: Westfield Blue Devils vs. Johnson Crusaders
The Westfield Blue Devils will be playing in front of their home fans against the Johnson Crusaders at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Westfield will be looking to keep their 11-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
On Wednesday, Westfield earned a 5-2 victory over New Providence.
Tomas Cestero was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits. Cestero has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Cestero was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Aaron Ives, who scored two runs while going 3-for-3.
Meanwhile, Johnson came up short against Dayton on Tuesday and fell 9-4. Johnson has not had much luck with Dayton recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Westfield's win bumped their record up to 13-3. As for Johnson, their loss dropped their record down to 5-12.
Westfield took their victory against Johnson in their previous meeting back in April by a conclusive 11-1. Will Westfield repeat their success, or does Johnson have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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