Hanover Park hit Bloomfield with a four-run fourth inning on Friday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Bengals fell just short of the Hornets by a score of 6-5.
Brady Cole was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. He struck out eight batters over 6.1 innings while giving up just two earned (and four unearned) runs off seven hits. That's the fewest earned runs he has allowed since back in April. He was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with one run and one RBI.
In other batting news, Noah Attas made the most of his time in the batter's box despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with three RBI and one double. Another player making a difference was Braeden Weber, who went 3-for-4 with one stolen base, one run, and one double.
Bloomfield has been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last seven contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 4-14 record this season. As for Hanover Park, with the win, they broke their four-game losing streak and moved their record to 12-8.
Coming up, Bloomfield will challenge Morris Hills at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Hanover Park has already played their next matchup (against West Essex), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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