Baseball Recap: Westfield Blue Devils vs. Governor Livingston Highlanders
On Tuesday, Westfield faced Governor Livingston in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Westfield Blue Devils fell 6-3 to the Governor Livingston Highlanders. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest runs Westfield has scored all season.
Westfield got a good showing from Tommy Hyland, who tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Hyland has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Westfield saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tomas Cestero, who scored a run while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Kellen Edwards, who scored a run while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
This is the second loss in a row for Westfield and nudges their season record down to 12-3. As for Governor Livingston, the victory was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 17-3.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Westfield will take on New Providence at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Westfield will stroll in with a ten game home winning streak (dating back to last season), but they should still watch out: the last time they lost at home was their the 15th matchup with New Providence. Governor Livingston will take on Dayton at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Governor Livingston's pitching crew has only allowed 2.2 runs per game this season, so Dayton's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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