The Lyndhurst Golden Bears will challenge the Pompton Lakes Cardinals at 4:15 p.m. on Wednesday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Lyndhurst comes in on three and Pompton Lakes on five.
The home team had won the previous three meetings between Lyndhurst and Waldwick, and Lyndhurst kept the tradition alive. The Golden Bears walked away with an 8-4 victory over the Warriors on Tuesday. That's two games straight that the Golden Bears have won by exactly four runs.
The team relied heavily on Shawn Bellenger, who went 1-for-3 with one triple, two RBI, and one run. Jayson Bellenger was another key player, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Tuesday Pompton Lakes sidestepped Montville for a 5-4 win.
Dan Iandimarino tossed a big game, pitching 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. He has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in five consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Pompton Lakes saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Vinnie Stigliano, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases and two runs. Another was Tim Riche, who went 2-for-4 with two runs and one double.
Pompton Lakes pushed their record up to 10-3 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. They've had to fight for that success though, as they only beat their opponents by an average of 3.25 runs across that stretch. As for Lyndhurst, their win bumped their record up to 11-5.
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