The Hasbrouck Heights Aviators are taking a road trip to challenge the Garfield Boilermakers at 4:15 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses for Hasbrouck Heights and 11 for Garfield.
On Thursday, Hasbrouck Heights didn't have quite enough to beat Dumont and fell 6-5.
Leonia hit Garfield with a five-run sixth inning on Wednesday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Boilermakers fell 8-3 to the Lions.
Talib McCullough was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with two stolen bases and one run. Stephen Semancik also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
Garfield's loss dropped their record down to 4-18. As for Hasbrouck Heights, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-15.
Hasbrouck Heights came out on top in a nail-biter against Garfield in their previous meeting back in March, sneaking past 5-3. Will the Aviators repeat their success, or do the Boilermakers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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