Softball Game Preview: Whippany Park Wildcats vs. Tenafly Tigers

The Whippany Park Wildcats will challenge the Tenafly Tigers at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.

Parsippany hit Whippany Park with a four-run third inning on Thursday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Wildcats fell just short of the Redhawks by a score of 6-5.

Jaeden Antonelli made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-4 with one triple and two RBI. That triple marked the first that she has hit this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Alexandra Stella, who earned three runs and one stolen base.

Meanwhile, Tenafly fell victim to Dumont and their airtight pitching crew on Friday. They lost 20-0 to the Huskies. Having soared to a lofty 23 runs in the game before, the Tigers' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.

Tenafly's loss dropped their record down to 3-11. As for Whippany Park, they now have a losing record of 4-5.

Tenafly's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Whippany Park hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .333. It's a different story for Tenafly, though, as they've only averaged .221. Will they be able to contain Whippany Park's hitters? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.