Bloomfield can finally bid farewell to their seven-game losing streak thanks to their game on Wednesday. They walked away with a 6-3 victory over the Barringer Blue Bears. For Bloomfield, this counts as revenge for the 8-3 defeat Barringer walked away with the last time they faced one another back in April.
Bloomfield got a great performance from Darien Rivas as he tossed 6.1 innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off six hits. Rivas has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Trevor Frantantoni, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Bloomfield's win ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 3-9. As for Barringer, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-4.
Bloomfield is on the road again on Saturday to play North Bergen at 4:00 p.m. As for Barringer, they will play host again on Friday to welcome Columbia, where first pitch is scheduled at 4:00 p.m. Columbia knows how to get runs on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy run totals in its past three contests -- so hopefully Barringer likes a good challenge.
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