The Fair Lawn Cutters are taking a road trip to square off against the Fort Lee Bridgemen at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Fair Lawn is headed out in good spirits considering the team just ended their winless streak on the road against Hackensack on Friday. The Cutters walked away with a 7-2 win over the Comets. That looming 7-2 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Cutters yet this season.
Meanwhile, it may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Fort Lee ultimately got the result they hoped for on Friday. They won by a run and slipped past River Dell 12-11. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Bridgemen have posted since April 2nd.
Fort Lee got a massive performance out of Marcus Lee, who went 3-for-4 with four stolen bases, three RBI, and two runs. Those four stolen bases gave Lee a new career-high. Chris Kim was another key player, going 4-for-5 with one home run, two runs, and one stolen base.
Fort Lee always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .535. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their OBP total in three consecutive games.
Fort Lee has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.2 runs over those games. As for Fair Lawn, the victory was their first on the road , bumping their record up to 3-8.
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