Bloomfield is 0-10 against Millburn since May of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Bloomfield Bengals will head out on the road to face off against the Millburn Millers at 4:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
On Thursday, Bloomfield suffered a rough 15-3 loss at the hands of West Essex.
Evan Freid made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-2 with a home run.
Meanwhile, Millburn faced Montclair in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Wednesday. Millburn fell 10-7 to Montclair. That's two games in a row now that Millburn has lost by exactly three runs.
Matthew Weiner and Greg Rosenthal stepped up to the plate in a big way. Weiner scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances, while Rosenthal scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-5. Rosenthal is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: he's stolen at least one every time he's taken the field this season. Another player making a difference was Brett Ploetner, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two RBI.
Even though they lost, Millburn always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .514. That's the best OBP they've managed all season.
Bloomfield now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Millburn, their defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 1-5.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Friday as neither team is afraid to steal. Bloomfield has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Millburn struggles in that department as they've been averaging 4.3. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Bloomfield came up short against Millburn when the teams last played back in April of 2023, falling 8-3. Can Bloomfield avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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