The Westfield Blue Devils will take on the Rahway Indians at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Westfield has four straight wins, Rahway has seven straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Westfield is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Jersey's top teams: Hunterdon Central, who was ranked 17th at the time (Westfield was ranked 22nd). The Blue Devils skirted past the Red Devils 5-3.
Grant Como spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered three earned runs on six hits and racked up six Ks.
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At the plate, Braeden Trajkovski was excellent, going 2-for-3 with one stolen base and one run. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged at least one in each of the last three games he's played.
Meanwhile, Rahway came up short against North Plainfield on Friday, falling 12-6.
Alex Pineda was cooking despite his team's loss, getting on base in two of his five plate appearances with two stolen bases, two RBI, and one run. Those RBI were his first of the season. Anthony DelBene was another key player, going 1-for-3 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
Rahway's defeat dropped their record down to 5-13. As for Westfield, their victory bumped their record up to 12-4.
Westfield took their win against Rahway in their previous matchup back in May of 2017 by a conclusive 12-2 score. Do the Blue Devils have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Indians turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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