For the first time this season, Bloomfield will have a chance to prove themselves in a conference matchup. They will look to take advantage of their home field for the first time this season as they take on the Newark Academy Minutemen at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Bloomfield is coming home in high spirits after they had to open their season on the road against Newark Tech. The Bengals came out on top against the Terries by a score of 4-1 on Tuesday.
Bloomfield saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Pedro Valdes, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Sean Sayers was another, going 1-for-2 with two RBI and one double.
Meanwhile, Newark Academy took care of business in their home opener (and then some) on Thursday. They never let Glen Ridge get on the board and left with a 9-0 victory.
Jared Levine was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only one hit while striking out ten over five innings pitched. Those ten strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also big at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged at least one in each of the last three games he's played dating back to last season.
In other pitching news, Jonah Grossman looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits.
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Ryan Zhu, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Carson DeVirgillio, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Bloomfield beat Newark Academy 8-4 when the teams last played back in April of 2019. Do the Bengals have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Minutemen turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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