Montville had lost seven games at home, but after bumping their record up to 4-20 on Thursday that streak is in the rearview. They skirted past the Pompton Lakes Cardinals 3-2. This was payback for the Mustangs, who suffered a 5-4 defeat the last time these two teams met.
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C Force was excellent, going 2-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI. Those two hits gave him a new career-high.
Montville was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .417. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Pompton Lakes only posted a batting average of .227.
As for Pompton Lakes, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 17-6. Having soared to a lofty 14 runs in the game before, they couldn't push the score so high this time.
On Pompton Lakes' side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Frankee Berens, who went 2-for-3 with one run and one double.
Coming up, Montville will head out to take on West Morris Central at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for Pompton Lakes, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Parsippany Hills at 4:00 p.m.
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