Westfield and Union Catholic are an even 3-3 against one another since May of 2016, but likely not for long. The Blue Devils will be playing in front of their home fans against the Vikings at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Westfield hasn't scored more than two runs for five games straight, a trend the team is eager to reverse.
The scorekeeper got an easy start on Saturday as neither Westfield nor Middlesex made it on the board until the fifth inning. The Blue Devils' pitchers stepped up to hand the Bluejays a 2-0 shutout. The victory was some much needed relief for the Blue Devils as it spelled an end to their four-game losing streak.
Ian Dickey
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Westfield got a great performance from Ian Dickey as he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits over six innings pitched. Dickey also allowed no hits, which is notable because the Blue Devils are undefeated when he allows at most three hits, but 5-7 otherwise.
On the hitting side, Westfield's win was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Anthony Narciso, who went 1-for-2 with one double and one RBI. That RBI marked the first that Narciso has brought in this season.
Meanwhile, Union Catholic fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against Hunterdon Central on Saturday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Red Devils by a score of 5-3. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Vikings have suffered since March 20th.
Lenny Peguero was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits.
At the plate, Brayden Morrison was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-2 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Brian McCabe, who went 2-for-4 with one stolen base, one double, and one RBI.
Union Catholic's loss dropped their record down to 11-8-1. As for Westfield, they now have a winning record of 8-7.
