Wood-Ridge has gone 9-1 against Becton recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Blue Devils are taking a road trip to take on the Wildcats at 4:15 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Wood-Ridge barely beat Garfield the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Blue Devils' pitcher stepped up to hand the Boilermakers a 6-0 shutout on Monday. The victory continues a trend for the Blue Devils in their matchups with the Boilermakers: they've now won eight in a row.
Lucas Mendoza
| 04/01/26 @ Leonia | 5 |
| 04/20/26 vs Dwight-Englewood | 3 |
| 04/14/26 @ Emerson | 1 |
| 04/06/26 vs Rutherford | 1 |
Lucas Mendoza made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only two hits while striking out seven over seven innings pitched. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Wood-Ridge is undefeated when he allows at most one earned run, but 7-9 otherwise. Mendoza was also solid in the batter's box, going a perfect 2-for-2 with one run. That's the most hits he has posted since April 1st.
In other batting news, Michael Prato was excellent, going 1-for-3 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run. Those two RBI gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Jacob Metcalfe, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one stolen base and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Becton got the win against Dwight-Englewood on Saturday by a conclusive 11-4.
Wood-Ridge's record is now 11-9. As for Becton, their record now sits at 8-6.
Everything went Wood-Ridge's way against Becton in their previous matchup back in May of 2025, as Wood-Ridge made off with a 7-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Blue Devils since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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