The Nutley Maroon Raiders are on the road again on Wednesday to play the Paramus Spartans at 4:15 p.m.
Things were looking good for Nutley after they put the first points on the board on Tuesday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They fell just short of Caldwell by a score of 5-4. Nutley has struggled against Caldwell recently, as their contest on Tuesday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Ryan Pessoa was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing three bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Dominic Saladino, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Paramus got themselves on the board against Northern Highlands on Monday, but Northern Highlands never followed suit. They came out on top against the Highlanders by a score of 5-0.
Nutley's loss dropped their record down to 2-15. As for Paramus, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-8 record this season.
Nutley was able to grind out a solid victory over Paramus in their previous meeting back in April of 2016, winning 3-0. Does Nutley have another victory up their sleeve, or will Paramus turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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