Millburn is 10-0 against Bloomfield since May of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Millburn Millers will look to defend their home field against the Bloomfield Bengals at 4:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Wednesday, Millburn faced Montclair in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Millburn took a 10-7 hit to the loss column at the hands of Montclair. Millburn just can't catch a break and has now endured three defeats in a row.
Matthew Weiner and Greg Rosenthal stepped up to the plate in a big way. Weiner scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances, while Rosenthal scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-5. Rosenthal is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: he's stolen at least one every time he's taken the field this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Brett Ploetner, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two RBI.
Even though they lost, Millburn always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .514. That's the best OBP they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Bloomfield fell victim to a tough 15-3 loss at the hands of West Essex on Thursday.
Evan Freid was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-2 with a home run.
Millburn has fallen quite a ways from their 27-4 record last season and are now at 1-5. As for Bloomfield, they now have a losing record at 2-3.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Friday as neither team is afraid to steal. Millburn has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 4.3 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Bloomfield struggles in that department as they've been averaging 3. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Millburn beat Bloomfield 8-3 in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Does Millburn have another victory up their sleeve, or will Bloomfield turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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