The Bergen Tech Knights will square off against the Bergenfield Bears at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Bergen Tech is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They walked away with a 7-2 victory over Paramus on Thursday.
Harssh Ramayanam Venkkat was a standout: he went 1-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and one stolen base. The team also got some help courtesy of Jake Burke, who went 1-for-2 with one triple, one stolen base, and two RBI.
Bergen Tech was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .407. The last time their batting average was this high was back in May of 2024.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Bergenfield, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Wednesday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 7-5 win over Glen Rock on Thursday. The victory was a breath of fresh air for the Bears as it put an end to their three-game losing streak.
Bergen Tech's win bumped their record up to 2-6. As for Bergenfield, their victory bumped their record up to 3-8.
Bergen Tech might still be hurting after the 12-5 loss they got from Bergenfield in their previous meeting back in June of 2021. Can the Knights avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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