New Providence had lost six straight on the road, but on Saturday they dropped their record down to 3-14 to make it seven. They lost 8-1 to the Cranford Cougars. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Cougars this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 5-1 two weeks ago.
As for Cranford, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 10-7. They not only won on Saturday, but they posted their biggest win since April 22nd (when they won 14-4).
For Cranford's part, Christian Pereira spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on four hits and racked up seven Ks.
At the plate, Brayden Fry was incredible, firing off two home runs and two stolen bases while going 2-for-4. That's the most home runs he has posted since back in April. The team also got some help courtesy of Patrick Bendert, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases, one run, and one double.
We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. New Providence is set to challenge their familiar foe Westfield at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Meanwhile, Cranford will square off against rival Summit at 4:00 p.m. on Monday.
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