Mountain Lakes extended their losing streak to three on Wednesday, dropping their season record down to 7-11 in the process. They were a single run away from ending the streak, but they lost a 3-2 heartbreaker at the hands of the Morristown-Beard Crimson. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Crimson this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 6-0 on Monday.
As for Morristown-Beard, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record up to 13-6. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win they have posted against Mountain Lakes since May 10, 2017.
For Morristown-Beard's part, Austin Gildea spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered two runs (both of which were unearned) on two hits and racked up nine Ks. Gildea has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Alex Hriczov was excellent, going 2-for-3 with two runs and one double. That's the most runs he has posted since back in April. The team also got some help courtesy of Sam Cherins, who went 2-for-3 with one run.
Coming up, Mountain Lakes will look to defend their home field on Saturday against Wallkill Valley at 11:00 a.m. As for Morristown-Beard, they have already played their next game, a 4-2 defeat against Gill St. Bernard's on the 8th.
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