Fort Lee is 0-9 against River Dell since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Fort Lee Bridgemen will head out on the road to take on the River Dell Golden Hawks at 4:15 p.m. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Fort Lee will roll into the contest after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up one run on Monday, then bounced right back against Dickinson on Tuesday. Fort Lee put the hurt on Dickinson with a sharp 12-2 win. The high-scoring performance was a welcome turnaround for Fort Lee's hitters, who had struggled in the games prior.
Meanwhile, River Dell had just enough and edged Bergenfield out 2-1 on Wednesday.
River Dell got a great performance from Sean Golden as he struck out nine batters over 6.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Golden has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Sean Lauterhahn and Mason Nagle did most of the damage at the plate: Lauterhahn scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3, while Nagle went 3-for-4 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Fort Lee now has a winning record of 11-10. As for River Dell, their victory ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 7-14.
Fort Lee might still be hurting after the 11-5 loss they got from River Dell in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Can Fort Lee avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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