After a string of four wins, West Orange's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They fell just short of the Millburn Millers by a score of 2-1. West Orange was red-hot at the plate headed into the match (they scored no less than ten runs in the three matchups prior) but Millburn's pitchers proved too tough.
For Millburn's part, Charlie Krasnove looked comfortable as he tossed four innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Keigo Fujita, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
West Orange now has a losing record at 8-9. As for Millburn, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-9 record this season.
West Orange will head out on the road to take on Newark Academy on Saturday. Newark Academy is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.8 runs per game this season. As for Millburn, they will be playing at home against Montclair at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Montclair is coming into the game with four straight victories on the road, so Millburn will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum.
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