Baseball Preview: Bloomfield Bengals vs. Seton Hall Prep Pirates
Bloomfield has been on the road for three straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Seton Hall Prep Pirates at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Wednesday, Bloomfield beat Barringer 6-3.
Bloomfield got a great performance from Darien Rivas as he pitched 6.1 innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off six hits. Rivas has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Trevor Frantantoni, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Seton Hall Prep stacked an eighth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Wednesday. They blew past Caldwell 8-1. The win was familiar territory for Seton Hall Prep who now have five in a row.
Bloomfield's victory ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 3-9. As for Seton Hall Prep, their win was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-2-1.
Bloomfield suffered a grim 9-3 defeat to Seton Hall Prep when the teams last played back in April of 2023. Thankfully for Bloomfield, Elijah Foster (who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out eight over six innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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