The Paramus Spartans will challenge the Rutherford Bulldogs at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
On Thursday, Paramus came up short against Bergen Tech and fell 7-2.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Rutherford's good fortune finally ran out on Wednesday. They fell 7-2 to St. Mary. The matchup marked the Bulldogs' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Rutherford saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Chris Gioia, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases.
Rutherford's defeat was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 6-2. As for Paramus, they now have a losing record of 4-5.
Everything went Paramus' way against Rutherford in their previous meeting back in April of 2024, as Paramus made off with a 15-3 victory. Do the Spartans have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Bulldogs turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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