The Nutley Maroon Raiders will challenge the Caldwell Chiefs at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
Nutley came up short against Cedar Grove on Monday, falling 17-6.
Anthony Straface made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 3-for-5 with three RBI and one double. Another player making a difference was Santino Ruiz, who went 1-for-3 with two runs.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Caldwell). They never let Bloomfield get on the board and left with a 13-0 win on Monday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Caldwell also got a great performance from Vin Brown as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out seven over five innings pitched.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Dante Placenti, who went 3-for-4 with three runs, three RBI, and one double. That double was his first of the season. Marco Sozio was another key player, going 2-for-3 with three RBI, one run, and one double.
Caldwell kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 13 hits. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Bloomfield only managed two hits.
Caldwell has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 6-4 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.8 runs on average over those games. As for Nutley, they now have a losing record of 5-6.
Nutley couldn't quite get it done against Caldwell in their previous meeting on April 3rd as they fell 4-1. Will the Maroon Raiders have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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