The Wayne Hills Patriots will head out on the road to challenge the Morristown Colonials at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Wayne Hills' pitching crew has only allowed 2.9 runs per game this season, so Morristown's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Wayne Hills' pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. Everything went their way against Fair Lawn as they made off with a 10-0 win. Considering the Patriots have won three games by more than eight runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Morristown hadn't done well against Mount Olive recently (they were 0-3 in their previous three matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Wednesday. The Colonials had just enough and edged out the Marauders 2-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Colonials.
Morristown pushed their record up to 3-1 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. They've had to fight for that success though, as they only beat their opponents by an average of 1.67 runs across that stretch. As for Wayne Hills, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 4-3 record this season.
Wayne Hills couldn't quite finish off Morristown in their previous matchup back in May of 2024 and fell 2-0. Can the Patriots avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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