Baseball Recap: Wayne Valley Takes a Loss

Indians

Previous 5 Games

05/18/26 vs Northern Highlands	6-7
05/15/26 @ Indian Hills	14-2
05/13/26 @ Passaic Valley	12-4
05/11/26 vs Passaic Valley	5-3
05/08/26 @ Wayne Hills	3-7

If Wayne Valley was riding high fresh off their 14-2 takedown of Indian Hills on Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Indians fell just short of the Northern Highlands Highlanders by a score of 7-6 on Monday. The Indians' loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.

Aaron Fein and Josh Gonzalez did some serious damage despite the final result: Fein went 1-for-2 with three RBI and one double, while Gonzalez got on base in four of his five plate appearances with two RBI and one run. Roman Rowbotham was another key player, getting on base in three of his five plate appearances with two runs and one double.

Wayne Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 11-13. As for Northern Highlands, the win got them back to even at 13-13-1.

Coming up, Wayne Valley will take on River Dell at 4:15 p.m. on Wednesday. The Indians' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Golden Hawks have averaged an impressive 6.3 runs per game this season. As for Northern Highlands, they will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against West Milford at 4:15 p.m. Northern Highlands' pitchers better be ready for this one: West Milford has averaged an impressive 7 runs per game this season.