Eastside is 2-7 against Wayne Valley since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Ghosts will head out on the road to face off against the Indians at 4:15 p.m. Wayne Valley took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Eastside, who comes in off a win.
Eastside is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They came out on top against Passaic by a score of 9-4 on Wednesday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
Johan Pichardo tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over 5.1 innings pitched.
At the plate, Eastside got a big performance out of Angel Liranzo, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. That stolen base marked the first that Liranzo snagged this season. William Vasquez was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Eastside always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .531. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Wayne Valley suffered their biggest defeat since May 8, 2024 on Thursday. They came up short against West Milford, falling 12-5.
Michael Kamper was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Nick Cavagnaro, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with one double.
Wayne Valley now has a losing record of 2-3. As for Eastside, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
Eastside might still be hurting after the 17-2 loss they got from Wayne Valley in their previous meeting back in April of 2024. Can the Ghosts avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
