
Patriots
04/25/25 @ Harrison | 16 |
04/23/25 vs Garfield | 5 |
04/08/25 @ Bergen Charter | 5 |
04/07/25 vs Bergen Charter | 5 |
03/31/25 @ Ridgefield Memorial | 5 |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Secaucus). They put the hurt on the Harrison Blue Tide with a sharp 16-1 win on Friday. The Patriots haven't had any issues with the Blue Tide recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive victory against them.
Connor Miicallovich and Ben Garbo made a splash while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Miicallovich struck out six batters over two innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Meanwhile, Garbo tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Miicallovich has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive appearances. At the plate, Miicallovich went a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, three runs, and one stolen base, while Garbo got on base in two of his four plate appearances with two runs and one RBI. The dominant performance also gave Miicallovich a new career-high in RBI (two).
In other batting news, Jason Mendoza was a standout: he went 2-for-3 with two runs, one double, and one RBI. Another player making a difference was Goose Vazquez, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI and one run.
Secaucus always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .564. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Secaucus' win was their first in the league, bumping their league record up to 1-5 and their overall record up to 4-9. As for Harrison, their loss was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-9.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Secaucus will welcome Weehawken at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Harrison, they will be playing at home against Dwight Morrow at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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