Baseball Preview: Westfield Blue Devils vs. Scotch Plains-Fanwood Raiders
The Westfield Blue Devils will head out on the road to take on the Scotch Plains-Fanwood Raiders at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Westfield is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.9 runs per game this season.
Westfield is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Governor Livingston just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Monday. They fell just short of the Highlanders by a score of 10-8.
Westfield saw nine different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kevin Dowling, who scored a run while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, Scotch Plains-Fanwood sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over Woodbridge on Monday.
Westfield's loss ended a 12-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 15-4. As for Scotch Plains-Fanwood, they are on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 15 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-7 record this season.
Westfield came out on top in a nail-biter against Scotch Plains-Fanwood in their previous matchup back in April, sneaking past 5-4. The rematch might be a little tougher for Westfield since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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