The Dwight-Englewood Bulldogs are taking a road trip to square off against the Wood-Ridge Blue Devils on Saturday.
On Thursday, Dwight-Englewood didn't have quite enough to beat Teaneck and fell 4-3.
Dwight-Englewood saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jimmy Burke, who went 1-for-3 with one run.
Meanwhile, it may have taken nine innings to finish the job, but Wood-Ridge ultimately got the result they hoped for on Wednesday. They skirted past Teaneck 7-6. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Blue Devils.
The team relied heavily on Lucas Mendoza, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with two stolen bases, two runs, and one double. Wood-Ridge is undefeated when Mendoza posts two or more runs, but 6-9 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Jared Montoya, who went 2-for-3 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
Wood-Ridge pushed their record up to 13-9 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. Those road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.3 runs on average over those games. As for Dwight-Englewood, they have been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last eight matches. That's put a noticeable dent in their 9-9 record this season.
Everything went Dwight-Englewood's way against Wood-Ridge in their previous meeting back in April, as Dwight-Englewood made off with an 8-0 victory. Will the Bulldogs repeat their success, or do the Blue Devils have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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