Harrison is 1-6 against Lyndhurst since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Harrison Blue Tide will look to defend their home field against the Lyndhurst Golden Bears at 4:00 p.m.
Harrison is is headed into Friday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fifth straight game on Wednesday. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 10-0 to North Arlington, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Lyndhurst, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Monday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Weehawken a 5-0 shutout on Tuesday.
Tyler Herman looked comfortable as he tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Anthony Pizzuti, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Matteo Morelli, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI.
Harrison's defeat dropped their record down to 2-15. As for Lyndhurst, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-8 record this season.
Harrison suffered a grim 15-2 defeat to Lyndhurst in their previous meeting back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Lyndhurst's Ryli Pineiro, who kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out six over four innings pitched. Now that Harrison knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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