The Kinnelon Colts will look to defend their home field on Thursday against the Mountain Lakes Lakers at 4:00 p.m. Mountain Lakes took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Kinnelon, who comes in off a win.
Kinnelon took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Wednesday. They came out on top against Butler by a score of 5-1.
Greg Nascimento and Dylan Charles made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Nascimento didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 15 over six innings pitched. Meanwhile, Charles pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. At the plate, Nascimento went 2-for-2 with a double and an RBI, while Charles scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Harrison Cornett, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, Mountain Lakes fell victim to Parsippany Hills and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They lost 9-0 to the Vikings.
Kinnelon has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a massive bump to their 5-15 record this season. As for Mountain Lakes, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-10.
Kinnelon couldn't quite finish off Mountain Lakes in their previous matchup back in April and fell 10-8. Will Kinnelon have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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