The Mountain Lakes Lakers will head out on the road to square off against the Kinnelon Colts at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Mountain Lakes' hitters might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Parsippany Hills on Tuesday. They lost 9-0 to the Vikings.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Kinnelon, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. They came out on top against Butler by a score of 5-1 on Wednesday.
Greg Nascimento and Dylan Charles made a splash no matter where they played. On the mound, Nascimento didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 15 over six innings pitched. Meanwhile, Charles pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. At bat, Nascimento went 2-for-2 with a double and an RBI, while Charles scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Harrison Cornett, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
Mountain Lakes' loss dropped their record down to 6-10. As for Kinnelon, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 5-15 record this season.
Mountain Lakes came out on top in a nail-biter against Kinnelon in their previous matchup back in April, sneaking past 10-8. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mountain Lakes 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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