The Wayne Valley Indians will square off against the Indian Hills Braves at 4:15 p.m. on Friday.
Indian Hills is facing Wayne Valley at the wrong time: Wayne Valley suffered their first home loss of the season on Wednesday and they're likely out for redemption. They fell 6-3 to the Hornets.
Josh Gonzalez
| 05/14/25 vs Passaic Valley | 2 |
| 05/12/25 @ Passaic Valley | 2 |
| 05/08/25 @ Nutley | 2 |
| 04/19/25 vs Pascack Hills | 2 |
| 04/02/25 vs Lakeland Regional | 2 |
| + 5 more games |
Josh Gonzalez and Michael Kamper stepped up to the plate in a big way. Gonzalez went 2-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double, while Kamper went a perfect 3-for-3 with two RBI and one run. Wayne Valley is 4-1 when Gonzalez posts two or more runs, but 6-8 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Roman Rowbotham, who went 2-for-3 with one double and one RBI.
Meanwhile, while Indian Hills put up plenty of runs on Monday, the same can't be said for River Dell. The Braves were the clear victors by a 12-0 margin over the Golden Hawks. That looming 12-0 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Braves yet this season.
LJ Renshaw made a splash no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. Renshaw was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.
In other batting news, Charlie Brugna and Matt O'Shaunossy did most of the damage at the plate: Brugna went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, two RBI, and one run, while O'Shaunossy went a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. That's the most stolen bases Brugna has posted over his last eight games. Ryan Hurley was another key player, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with one run and one RBI.
Indian Hills always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .533. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as River Dell only posted an OBP of .350.
Indian Hills has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches. That's provided a massive bump to their 14-10 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.2 runs on average over those games. As for Wayne Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-9.
Wayne Valley came up short against Indian Hills in their previous meeting back in May of 2024, falling 8-4. Can the Indians avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
