Nutley fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against Caldwell on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Chiefs by a score of 2-1. The Raiders just can't catch a break and have now endured three defeats in a row.
Nutley's loss dropped their record down to 15-11. As for Caldwell, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 21-4.
Nutley and Caldwell should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps New Jersey Rankings. The Raiders will take on Belleville at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday with a big rank advantage (80 vs. 263). Meanwhile, Caldwell (ranked 17th) will meet West Milford (ranked 96th) at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Chiefs 2.6, the Highlanders 3.5) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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