Wood-Ridge has enjoyed a four-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will square off against the Hasbrouck Heights Aviators at 4:00 a.m. on Wednesday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Wood-Ridge's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Saturday. They came out on top against Cliffside Park by a score of 4-0.
Wood-Ridge saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jacob Metcalfe, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2. Jack Caprio was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Monday Hasbrouck Heights sidestepped Lodi for a 4-3 win.
Jose Diaz was a major factor no matter where he played. He tossed two innings while giving up just one earned run but no hits. Diaz was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 1-for-1.
Wood-Ridge pushed their record up to 13-9 with that victory, which was their third straight at home. As for Hasbrouck Heights, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-9 record this season.
Wood-Ridge suffered a grim 13-2 defeat to Hasbrouck Heights when the teams last played back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Hasbrouck Heights' Damon Rivera, who scored three runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Now that Wood-Ridge knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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