If West Orange was riding high fresh off their 8-0 takedown of Livingston on Sunday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Mountaineers fell just short of the West Essex Knights by a score of 6-5 on Monday. The Mountaineers have struggled against the Knights recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
West Orange saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Shep Stevenson, who went 2-for-4 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI. Another was Alex Alfonso, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and one run.
West Orange's defeat dropped their record down to 10-5. As for West Essex, they have been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-5 record this season.
West Orange will face off against Columbia at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Mountaineers' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Cougars have averaged an impressive 6.4 runs per game this season. As for West Essex, they will challenge North Bergen at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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