Eastside extended their losing streak to five on Friday, dropping them down to 4-9. They lost 10-3 to the West Milford Highlanders. The Ghosts were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Highlanders apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in April of 2025.
Dominick Cruz was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with one double and one RBI.
As for West Milford, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.6 runs on average over those games.
On West Milford's side, they got a great performance from Conner Thompson as he struck out eight batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off nine hits. Thompson has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Blake Tyburczy, who went 3-for-4 with three stolen bases, three runs, and one triple. That triple marked the first that he has hit this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Mason LaNeve, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with one stolen base and one run.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming matchups. Eastside will challenge Bergen Tech at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. The Ghosts will need to watch out since the Knights have now posted at least ten runs in their last three games. As for West Milford, they will face off against Passaic Valley at 4:15 p.m. on Monday.
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