The St. Benedict's Prep Gray Bees are taking a road trip to face off against the Bloomfield Bengals at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
Monday just wasn't the day for St. Benedict's Prep's offense. They fell just short of West Orange by a score of 1-0 on Monday. The Gray Bees have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, it may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Bloomfield ultimately got the result they hoped for on Monday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Cedar Grove 9-8. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Bengals have posted against the Panthers since April 17, 2019.
Conor Ennis got the start for Bloomfield and what a start it was: he tossed seven innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off nine hits. The dominant performance also gave Ennis a new career-high in strikeouts (four).
On the hitting side, Jack Menake and Braeden Weber did most of the damage at the plate: Menake went 1-for-3 with two runs and two RBI, while Weber went 3-for-5 with three runs. That's the most runs Menake has posted since back in April of 2025. Another player making a difference was Miles Jimenez, who went 2-for-3 with one run and one RBI.
Bloomfield kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 12 hits. That's the most hits they've managed all season.
With the win, Bloomfield broke their five-game losing streak and moved their record to 3-8. As for St. Benedict's Prep, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 3-8.
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