New Milford is 1-6 against Waldwick since May of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The New Milford Knights will head out on the road to square off against the Waldwick Warriors at 4:00 p.m. The last three games New Milford has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
New Milford's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged Cresskill out 1-0. That's two games straight that New Milford has won by just one run.
Joseph Spina looked comfortable as he pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits.
At the plate, New Milford saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Andy Aviles, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Waldwick, who bounced back after a loss on the road two weeks ago. They put the hurt on Dwight Morrow with a sharp 7-0 victory on Saturday.
New Milford is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 9-10 record this season. As for Waldwick, their win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 6-12.
Everything went New Milford's way against Waldwick in their previous meeting back in April as New Milford made off with a 15-2 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for New Milford since the squad 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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