West Orange owes their pitching crew a big pat on the back after their performance on Thursday. They walked away with a 4-0 victory over the Edgewater Eagles. The win made it back-to-back victories for West Orange.
The result came thanks to Nicolas Caso's shutout, as he gave up just three hits and racked up seven Ks. Those seven innings set a new season-high mark for him.
On the hitting side, Max Eidelman and Lucas Dufresne did most of the damage at the plate: Eidelman scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4, while Dufresne scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-2.
On Edgewater's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nixon Kempinger, who went 2-for-3 with a double.
West Orange's win was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 12-3. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.2 runs per game. As for Edgewater, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-12.
West Orange will be playing at home against Horizon at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. West Orange's pitching crew has only allowed 2.9 runs per game this season, so Horizon's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Edgewater, they are on the road again on Tuesday to play The First Academy at 6:00 p.m. The First Academy is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season.
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