West Orange is 2-8 against Bloomfield since May of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The West Orange Mountaineers will head out on the road to square off against the Bloomfield Bengals at 4:00 p.m. West Orange will be strutting in after a victory while Bloomfield will be coming in after a defeat.
If West Orange beats Bloomfield with ten runs on Monday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two contests with that exact score. West Orange was the clear victor by a 10-1 margin over Newark Academy on Saturday. The win was nothing new for West Orange as they're now sitting on three straight.
Bloomfield lost 11-4 to Cedar Grove on Saturday.
Jordan Redding made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while going 3-for-3.
West Orange's victory bumped their record up to 7-8. As for Bloomfield, their loss dropped their record down to 6-11.
West Orange came up short against Bloomfield when the teams last played back in April, falling 4-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Bloomfield's Darien Rivas, who struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits (and only one walk). Now that West Orange knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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