The Colonia Patriots will be playing at home against the Millburn Millers at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday. Colonia will be looking to keep their six-game home win streak alive.
Colonia's hitters might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Spotswood on Monday. They fell 5-0 to the Chargers. Colonia has not had much luck with Spotswood recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Meanwhile, Millburn narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Glen Rock 7-6. The win made it back-to-back victories for Millburn.
Manal Jha looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off one hit. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Keigo Fujita was incredible, going 2-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Greg Rosenthal, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Colonia's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 15-6. As for Millburn, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-15 record this season.
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