Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Millburn). Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Verona Hillbillies a 13-0 shutout on Wednesday. The Millers have beaten the Hillbillies the last six times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Hillbillies has come to flipping the script.
Enzo Gurijala and Peter Lawrence did most of the damage at the plate: Gurijala went a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs, two doubles, and two RBI, while Lawrence went a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. Gurijala has become a key player for Millburn: the team is 3-1 when he posts at least two runs, but 6-7 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Asher Holland, who went 2-for-3 with two runs and one RBI.
Millers
| 05/07/25 vs Verona | 47.4% |
| 05/03/25 vs Old Bridge | 25.8% |
| 05/02/25 vs Newark Academy | 37.9% |
| 04/30/25 @ Delbarton | 26.3% |
| 04/28/25 @ Caldwell | 26.9% |
| + 14 more games |
Millburn was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .474. The last time their batting average was this high was back in May of 2024.
Millburn's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-8. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.7 runs on average over those games. As for Verona, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-3.
Looking ahead, Millburn will square off against Livingston at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Verona, they will take on Cedar Grove at 6:30 p.m. on Friday.
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