Wood-Ridge is 10-0 against Wallington since April of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Wood-Ridge Blue Devils will head out on the road to challenge the Wallington Panthers at 4:00 p.m. Wallington took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Wood-Ridge, who comes in off a win.
Having struggled with three losses in a row, Wood-Ridge finally turned things around against Garfield on Tuesday. Wood-Ridge put the hurt on Garfield with a sharp 10-2 win. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Wood-Ridge considering their one-run performance the game before.
Salvatore Catanzaro made a big impact no matter where he played. He tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Catanzaro was even better at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 4-for-5.
In other batting news, Nick Scalera and Christopher Castellano did most of the damage at the plate: Scalera scored two runs while going 3-for-4, while Castellano went 1-for-4 with a triple, a run, and an RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Jacob Metcalfe, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-2.
Wallington lost 21-4 to Becton on Friday.
Wood-Ridge's victory bumped their record up to 11-9. As for Wallington, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-11.
Everything went Wood-Ridge's way against Wallington in their previous matchup back in April as Wood-Ridge made off with a 10-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Wood-Ridge since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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