The Pompton Lakes Cardinals will head out on the road to face off against the Lyndhurst Golden Bears at 4:15 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Pompton Lakes 2.1, Lyndhurst 2.9) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Pompton Lakes proved they can win big on Monday (they won by 21) and on Tuesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Montville 5-4. The win was nothing new for the Cardinals as they're now sitting on five straight.
Pompton Lakes got a great performance from Dan Iandimarino as he pitched 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Iandimarino has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in five consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Pompton Lakes' victory was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Vinnie Stigliano, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases and two runs. Another was Tim Riche, who went 2-for-4 with two runs and one double.
The home team had won the previous three meetings between Lyndhurst and Waldwick, and Lyndhurst kept the tradition alive. The Golden Bears came out on top against the Warriors by a score of 8-4 on Tuesday. That's two games straight that the Golden Bears have won by exactly four runs.
The team relied heavily on Shawn Bellenger, who went 1-for-3 with one triple, two RBI, and one run. The team also got some help courtesy of Anthony Amaro, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with two runs and one stolen base.
Lyndhurst has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-5 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.8 runs on average over those games. As for Pompton Lakes, they pushed their record up to 10-3 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home.
Lyndhurst's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Pompton Lakes hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .372. It's a different story for Lyndhurst, though, as they've only averaged .254. Will they be able to contain Pompton Lakes' hitters? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
