Emerson is on a five-game streak of home wins, while Midland Park is on a six-game streak of away wins (dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. The Emerson Cavaliers will take on the Midland Park Panthers at 4:15 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
If Emerson beats Midland Park with four runs on Tuesday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two matches with that exact score. Emerson narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Leonia 4-2. That's two games straight that Emerson has won by exactly two runs.
Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Midland Park had no problem doing just that on Saturday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 win over the Scarlets.
Midland Park's victory was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Ralph Caprio, who went 2-for-4 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Emerson's win bumped their record up to 13-3. As for Midland Park, they have been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-3 record this season.
Emerson skirted past Midland Park 7-6 in their previous matchup back in April. Does Emerson have another victory up their sleeve, or will Midland Park turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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