Baseball Preview: Westfield Blue Devils vs. New Providence Pioneers
Westfield has been on the road for four straight, but on Wednesday they'll finally head home. They will take on the New Providence Pioneers at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Westfield is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.8 runs per game this season.
Westfield is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Jersey's top teams: Governor Livingston, who was ranked 14th in their home state at the time (Westfield was ranked fifth). Westfield fell 6-3 to Governor Livingston on Tuesday. 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. Another player making a difference was Kellen Edwards, who scored a run while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
Meanwhile, New Providence had just enough and edged Union Catholic out 4-3 on Saturday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for New Providence.
Westfield's defeat dropped their record down to 12-3. As for New Providence, their victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-10.
Westfield couldn't quite finish off New Providence in their previous meeting on Thursday and fell 6-4. Will Westfield have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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