After soaring to ten runs the game before, Millburn was a bit more limited in their matchup on Tuesday. They fell 5-2 to the Livingston Lancers. That's two games in a row now that Millburn has lost by exactly three runs.
Alex Faust was huge no matter where he played even without the win. On the mound, he tossed five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. Faust was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Faust wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Keigo Fujita, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with three stolen bases.
Millburn has fallen quite a ways from their 27-4 record last season and are now at 1-4. As for Livingston, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 3-0.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Millburn will play host again on Friday to welcome Bloomfield, where first pitch is scheduled at 4:00 p.m. As for Livingston, they will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Columbia at 4:00 p.m.
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