Montville's hitters rose to the challenge against a Pioneers pitching crew that boasted an average of only 3.89 runs allowed on Thursday. The Montville Mustangs had just enough and edged the New Providence Pioneers out 10-9. The win made it back-to-back victories for Montville.
For New Providence's part, Andrew Kowantz made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and got on base in all four of his plate appearances with three runs, a triple, and two RBI.
Montville is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-9 record this season. As for New Providence, they dropped their record down to 7-12 with that defeat, which was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Montville will face off against Rutherford at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for New Providence, they will look to defend their home field on Saturday against Dayton at 11:00 a.m.
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