Baseball Recap: Wayne Valley Turns Things Around After Road Loss

There's no place like home for Wayne Valley, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They came out on top against the West Milford Highlanders by a score of 5-1 on Wednesday. The victory continues a trend for the Indians in their matchups with the Highlanders: they've now won eight in a row.

Nick Erminio spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on six hits and racked up nine Ks.

At the plate, the team relied heavily on Christian Varano, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2.

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Previous Games

04/09/25 - Home	5-1 W
04/17/24 - Home	6-4 W
04/15/24 - Neutral	16-3 W
04/26/23 - Home	11-1 W
04/25/23 - Away	23-3 W
+ 5 more games

The win got Wayne Valley back to even at 2-2. As for West Milford, their loss was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 3-2.

Wayne Valley will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Highlanders: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:15 p.m. on Thursday.