On Wednesday, Millburn faced Montclair in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Millburn Millers fell 10-7 to the Montclair Mounties. That's two games in a row now that Millburn has lost by exactly three runs.
Matthew Weiner and Greg Rosenthal did some serious damage despite the final result: Weiner scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances, while Rosenthal scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-5. Rosenthal is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: he's stolen at least one every time he's taken the field this season. Brett Ploetner was another key contributor, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with two RBI.
Even though they lost, Millburn didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with eight strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Millburn dropped their record down to 1-5 with that defeat, which was their third straight on the road. As for Montclair, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 4-1-1.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Millburn will take on Bloomfield at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Montclair, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Columbia at 4:00 p.m.
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