The New Providence Pioneers will head out on the road to take on the Westfield Blue Devils at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. New Providence is no doubt hoping to put an end to a seven-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Last Saturday, it was close, but New Providence sidestepped Union Catholic for a 4-3 win.
Meanwhile, Westfield faced Governor Livingston in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. Westfield took a 6-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of Governor Livingston. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest runs Westfield has scored all season.
Westfield got a good showing from Tommy Hyland, who tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Hyland has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Westfield saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tomas Cestero, who scored a run while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Kellen Edwards, who scored a run while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
New Providence has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 7-10 record this season. As for Westfield, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 12-3.
New Providence skirted past Westfield 6-4 when the teams last played on Thursday. The rematch might be a little tougher for New Providence since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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