Westwood hit Mahwah with a six-run fourth inning on Monday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Thunderbirds fell just short of the Cardinals by a score of 10-9. The Thunderbirds have struggled against the Cardinals recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive lost meeting.
| 04/19/25 vs Dwight-Englewood | 4 |
| 04/25/25 vs NV - Demarest | 3 |
| 04/28/25 @ Westwood | 2 |
| 04/15/25 vs River Dell | 2 |
| 04/09/25 vs Indian Hills | 2 |
| + 6 more games |
Jake Buonanno was cooking despite his team's loss, going a perfect 5-for-5 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double. Mahwah is 5-2 when Buonanno posts two or more runs, but 4-5 otherwise. Alex Luchynskyi was another key player, going 3-for-4 with two RBI, one run, and one double.
Mahwah's loss dropped their record down to 9-7. As for Westwood, they have been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-5 record this season.
While Mahwah had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:15 p.m. on Wednesday.
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