The Secaucus Patriots will face off against the North Arlington Vikings at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
Secaucus fell victim to St. Mary and their airtight pitching crew on Wednesday. They lost 8-0 to the Gaels. The Patriots have struggled against the Gaels recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive lost meeting.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask North Arlington). Everything went their way against Harrison on Wednesday as they made off with a 22-2 victory. The Vikings haven't had any issues with the Blue Tide recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive win against them.
Chris Troyano was a standout: he got on base in four of his five plate appearances with two stolen bases, five RBI, and three runs. He is becoming a predictor of North Arlington's success: when he posts at least two stolen bases the team is 2-1 (and 0-3 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Luis Ramos, who scored three runs and stole three bases while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances.
North Arlington always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .750. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Secaucus' loss dropped their record down to 1-6. As for North Arlington, their victory was their first in the league, bumping their league record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 2-4.
Secaucus might still be hurting after the 9-1 defeat they got from North Arlington in their previous meeting back in May of 2024. Can the Patriots avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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