The West Morris Central Wolfpack will venture away from home to face off against the Ridge Red Devil at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
While West Morris Central's victory against Roxbury wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. The Wolfpack sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 6-5 win over the Gaels on Wednesday. The victory continues a trend for the Wolfpack in their matchups with the Gaels: they've now won four in a row.
West Morris Central got a great performance from Nick Rotundo as he pitched 6.2 innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off nine hits.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Cole Wormann, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and one RBI. That triple marked the first that he has hit this season. Jake Novello was another key player, getting on base in two of his four plate appearances with one stolen base and one run.
The scorekeeper got an easy start on Wednesday as neither Ridge nor Hillsborough made it on the board until the seventh inning. The Red Devil had just enough and edged out the Raiders 5-4. The win was familiar territory for the Red Devil, who have now won four matchups in a row.
Ridge pushed their record up to 9-2 with the victory, which was their 12th straight on the road dating back to last season. The road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.2 runs over those games. As for West Morris Central, their victory bumped their record up to 9-2.
West Morris Central skirted past Ridge 5-4 when the teams last played back in April of 2024. Do the Wolfpack have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Red Devil turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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