The Newark Central Blue Devils will face off against the Franklin Warriors at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Franklin took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Newark Central, who comes in off a win.
Newark Central hadn't beaten Hillside on the road since May 10, 2019 but that history sure didn't bother them on Friday. The Blue Devils put the hurt on the Comets with a sharp 14-5 win. Considering the Blue Devils have won six matchups by more than six runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
The home team had won the previous four meetings between Franklin and Phillipsburg, and Phillipsburg kept the tradition alive. The Warriors fell just short of the Stateliners by a score of 7-6 on Tuesday. That's two games in a row now that the Warriors have lost by just one run.
Franklin got a big performance out of Kelvin Heuston, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with three runs and one stolen base. Heuston is becoming a predictor of the Warriors' success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 2-1 (and 2-6 when he doesn't). Elijah Zavatsky was another key player, going 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, one run, and one RBI.
Newark Central's victory ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 8-10. As for Franklin, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-7.
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