Belleville has been on the road for three straight, but on Monday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Payne Tech Lions at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Belleville's pitching crew has only allowed 3.7 runs per game this season, so Payne Tech's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
On Wednesday, Belleville needed a bit of extra time to put away Newark Academy. They had just enough and edged the Minutemen out 9-7.
Meanwhile, Payne Tech fell victim to West Essex and their airtight pitching crew on Monday. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 10-0 to the Knights, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. Payne Tech has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Belleville's win bumped their record up to 10-6-1. As for Payne Tech, they now have a losing record at 6-7.
Everything went Belleville's way against Payne Tech in their previous meeting back in April as Belleville made off with an 11-2 victory. Will Belleville repeat their success, or does Payne Tech have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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