Barringer was the 8-3 winner over Bloomfield when they last played one another back in April, but their luck changed this time around. The Barringer Blue Bears took a 6-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Bloomfield Bengals on Wednesday.
For Bloomfield's part, they got a great performance from Darien Rivas as he tossed 6.1 innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off six hits. Rivas has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Trevor Frantantoni, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Barringer's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-4. As for Bloomfield, their victory ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 3-9.
Barringer will be playing in front of their home fans against Columbia at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Barringer: 2.8, Columbia: 3.7) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Bloomfield, they are on the road again on Saturday to play North Bergen at 4:00 p.m.
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