West Essex is 2-8 against Caldwell since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The West Essex Knights will be staying on the road to face off against the Caldwell Chiefs at 7:00 p.m. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
West Essex's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Montclair Kimberley Academy and snuck past 2-0.
Meanwhile, Caldwell has not done well against Bloomfield recently (they were 0-6 in their previous six matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Wednesday. Caldwell put the hurt on Bloomfield with a sharp 12-2 victory. The win was familiar territory for Caldwell who now have four in a row.
West Essex pushed their record up to 17-2 with that victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Caldwell, their win bumped their record up to 10-12.
West Essex came out on top in a nail-biter against Caldwell when the teams last played back in May of 2023, sneaking past 5-4. Will West Essex repeat their success, or does Caldwell have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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