Baseball Game Preview: Bloomfield Bengals vs. Union City Soaring Eagles

The Bloomfield Bengals will head out to take on the Union City Soaring Eagles at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Bloomfield will be strutting in after a victory while Union City will be coming in after a defeat.

Bloomfield proved they can win big on Saturday (they won by ten) and on Thursday they proved they can win the close ones too. They had just enough and edged out Hoboken 3-2. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Bengals have posted since May 14, 2024.

Noah Attas was excellent, going 2-for-3 with one triple and one RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Joey Payne, who went 2-for-3 with one double and one RBI.

Meanwhile, Union City fell victim to Ramsey and their airtight pitching crew on Friday. They came up short against the Rams, falling 14-0. Having soared to a lofty ten runs in the game before, the Soaring Eagles' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.

Union City saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Steven Roque, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one stolen base.

Bloomfield's victory ended a seven-game drought on the road and puts them at 6-12. As for Union City, their loss dropped their record down to 16-6.

Bloomfield couldn't quite get it done against Union City when the teams last played back in May of 2024 as they fell 7-3. Can the Bengals avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.