The Fort Lee Bridgemen will venture away from home to square off against the NV - Demarest Norsemen at 4:15 p.m. on Friday. Fort Lee is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.2 runs per game this season.
Dumont hit Fort Lee with a five-run sixth inning on Wednesday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Bridgemen fell just short of the Huskies by a score of 10-9. The Bridgemen's defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Jacob Greenberg was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. On the mound, he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits over four innings pitched. What's more, he gave up only zero hits, the fewest he's had since back in April. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-5 with two stolen bases, one run, and one RBI.
In other batting news, Luke Senatore stepped up to lead a balanced group of hitters: he got on base in four of his five plate appearances with one home run, two runs, and one stolen base. That home run marked the first that he has launched this season. Another player making a difference was Chris Kim, who went 3-for-5 with two runs, two doubles, and two RBI.
Meanwhile, NV - Demarest came up short against NV - Old Tappan on Tuesday, falling 8-2. The Norsemen have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
NV - Demarest's record now sits at 7-7. As for Fort Lee, their loss was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 5-1 and their overall record down to 12-5.
Fort Lee couldn't quite get it done against NV - Demarest when the teams last played back in May of 2021 as they fell 7-2. Can the Bridgemen avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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