The West Orange Mountaineers will head out on the road to take on the Belleville Buccaneers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
West Orange will bounce into Thursday's contest after beating Bloomfield, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. West Orange was the clear victor by an 11-1 margin over Bloomfield on Monday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for West Orange.
Meanwhile, it may have taken nine innings to finish the job, but Belleville ultimately got the result they hoped for on Wednesday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Newark Academy 9-7.
West Orange is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 8-9 record this season. As for Belleville, their win bumped their record up to 10-6-1.
West Orange skirted past Belleville 5-4 in their previous matchup back in May of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for West Orange 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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