Baseball Preview: Westfield Blue Devils vs. Cranford Cougars
Westfield is on a eight-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Cranford is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Westfield Blue Devils will take on the Cranford Cougars at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Given that both teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Westfield will make a triumphant return home after picking up their first road win of the season at Summit expense on Tuesday. Westfield fell victim to a tough 11-4 loss at the hands of Summit. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest runs Westfield has scored all season.
Jack Chavez was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out nine over 4.2 innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Westfield saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tomas Cestero, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Brady Trajkovski, who went 2-for-5 with two RBI.
Meanwhile, Cranford fell victim to Governor Livingston and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Highlanders by a score of 2-0.
Dylan Falk spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned runs on five hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Having lost for the first time this season, Westfield fell to 8-1. As for Cranford, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-4.
Westfield might still be hurting after the 9-2 loss they got from Cranford in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Thankfully for Westfield, Sean Woodruff (who tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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