It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Parsippany can now relate to. They fell 4-1 to the Lyndhurst Golden Bears on Thursday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Parsippany of the 7-3 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in May of 2018.
For Lyndhurst's part, Anthony Pizzuti spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on three hits and racked up seven Ks. Pizzuti has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Lyndhurst saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Max Gonzalez, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI.
Parsippany now has a losing record at 11-12. As for Lyndhurst, the win was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 18-8.
Parsippany does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Lyndhurst, they will head out on the road to face off against Becton at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Lyndhurst's pitching crew has only allowed 2.8 runs per game this season, so Becton's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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