Baseball Preview: Bergenfield Bears vs. NV - Old Tappan Golden Knights
Bergenfield and NV - Old Tappan are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2016, but likely not for long. The Bergenfield Bears will head out on the road to square off against the NV - Old Tappan Golden Knights at 4:15 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Bergenfield is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering River Dell just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Wednesday. They fell just short of the Golden Hawks by a score of 2-1. The loss continues a trend for Bergenfield in their matchups with River Dell: they've now lost four in a row.
Bergenfield saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was David Almonte, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, after constant struggles on the road, NV - Old Tappan has finally found some success away from home. They fell 6-1 to Bergenfield on Monday. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest runs NV - Old Tappan has scored all season.
Bergenfield's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-11. As for NV - Old Tappan, their loss dropped their record down to 12-5.
Bergenfield beat NV - Old Tappan 6-1 in their previous matchup on Monday. The rematch might be a little tougher for Bergenfield since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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