Baseball Recap: Westwood Has No Trouble Against Mahwah

Westwood barely beat Mahwah the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Cardinals put the hurt on the Thunderbirds with a sharp 11-2 victory on Wednesday. The Cardinals haven't had any issues with the Thunderbirds recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive win against them.

Jack Walsh made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits. Walsh was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with one run and one double.

In other batting news, Gabe Arcieri was excellent, going 3-for-5 with two RBI and one run. Another player making a difference was Joe Cerritelli, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI, one run, and one double.

Westwood kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least nine hits in three consecutive contests.

Westwood pushed their record up to 12-5 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. Those road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.7 runs on average over those games. As for Mahwah, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 9-8.

Looking ahead, Westwood will host Rutherford at 4:15 p.m. on Friday. As for Mahwah, they are taking a road trip to challenge West Milford at 4:15 p.m. on Friday.