Baseball Recap: Wood-Ridge wins going away against Garfield

By Team Reports May 7, 2024, 3:25pm

Baseball Recap: Wood-Ridge Blue Devils vs. Garfield Boilermakers

After low-scoring totals in their previous three contests, Wood-Ridge brought some dynamite into their most recent matchup. Everything went their way against the Garfield Boilermakers on Tuesday as the Wood-Ridge Blue Devils made off with a 10-2 win. The high-scoring performance was a welcome turnaround for Wood-Ridge's hitters, who had struggled in the games prior.

Salvatore Catanzaro made a splash no matter where he played. He tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Catanzaro was even better at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 4-for-5.

In other batting news, Wood-Ridge let Nick Scalera and Christopher Castellano loose on the outfield. Scalera scored two runs while going 3-for-4, while Castellano went 1-for-4 with a triple, a run, and an RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Dominick Buonomo, who scored a run while going 1-for-1.

Wood-Ridge's victory bumped their record up to 11-9. As for Garfield, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 10-8.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Wood-Ridge will square off against Wallington at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Garfield, they will head out on the road to face off against Kennedy at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.

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