Hoboken is 1-7 against North Bergen since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Redwings will look to defend their home field against the Bruins at 1:00 p.m. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
North Bergen will take on a team with plenty of momentum: Hoboken extended their winning streak to six on Thursday. The Redwings never let Belleville get on the board and left with a 2-0 win. Those two runs were actually the fewest the Redwings have put up all season, but given the result they're probably not too concerned.
The result came thanks to William Herrera's shutout, as he gave up just three hits.
At the plate, Hoboken saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Max Casazza, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base. Another was Jason Dale, who got on base in two of his three plate appearances with two stolen bases and one run.
Meanwhile, North Bergen posted their closest victory since May 23, 2024 on Thursday. They skirted past Midland Park 4-2.
Hoboken pushed their record up to 9-1 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.9 runs on average over those games. As for North Bergen, their win ended a five-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-6.
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