Midland Park is 7-2 against New Milford since April of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Midland Park Panthers will be playing in front of their home fans against the New Milford Knights at 4:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
New Milford is hoping to do on Friday what Butler couldn't on Tuesday: put an end to Midland Park's winning streak, which now stands at six games. Everything went Midland Park's way against Butler as Midland Park made off with a 10-3 victory.
Midland Park let Ralph Caprio and Ryan Fleming loose on the outfield. Caprio scored a run while going 3-for-4, while Fleming scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Fleming has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last nine times he's played. Another player making a difference was Chase Shortway, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, New Milford came into Wednesday's contest having lost three straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Wallington an 11-0 shutout on Wednesday. With that win, New Milford brought their scoring average up to 6.4 runs per game.
Luis Placido was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing four bases while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Brady Gilchrist, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
Midland Park's victory was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 9-1. As for New Milford, their win bumped their record up to 4-7.
Both both teams just can't seem to miss. Midland Park has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 9.5 hits per game. However, it's not like New Milford struggles in that department as they've been averaging only 5.3. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Midland Park came out on top in a nail-biter against New Milford when the teams last played back in May of 2023, sneaking past 2-0. Does Midland Park have another victory up their sleeve, or will New Milford turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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