Hasbrouck Heights and Wood-Ridge are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2019, but likely not for long. The Hasbrouck Heights Aviators will be playing in front of their home fans against the Wood-Ridge Blue Devils at 4:00 a.m. on Wednesday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Hasbrouck Heights took a loss when they played away from home on Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Monday. They had just enough and edged Lodi out 4-3.
Jose Diaz made a splash while hitting and pitching. He pitched two innings while giving up just one earned run but no hits. Diaz was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 1-for-1.
Diaz wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Ryan Cappello, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Wood-Ridge waltzed into their match on Saturday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They never let the Raiders onto the board and left with a 4-0 victory.
Hasbrouck Heights' win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-9. As for Wood-Ridge, their victory bumped their record up to 13-9.
Everything went Hasbrouck Heights' way against Wood-Ridge in their previous meeting back in April as Hasbrouck Heights made off with a 13-2 win. Will Hasbrouck Heights repeat their success, or does Wood-Ridge have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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