The Garfield Boilermakers will challenge the Hasbrouck Heights Aviators at 4:15 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with 11 consecutive losses for Garfield and three for Hasbrouck Heights.
Leonia hit Garfield with a five-run sixth inning on Wednesday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Boilermakers fell 8-3 to the Lions.
Talib McCullough made the most of his time in the batter's box despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases and one run. Stephen Semancik also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
Meanwhile, Hasbrouck Heights didn't have quite enough to beat Dumont on Thursday and fell 6-5.
Hasbrouck Heights' loss dropped their record down to 6-15. As for Garfield, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-18.
Garfield couldn't quite finish off Hasbrouck Heights in their previous meeting back in March and fell 5-3. Can the Boilermakers avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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