The Mountainside Wolves will face off against the Anthem Prep Eagles at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. Mountainside hasn't scored more than two runs for six games straight, a trend the team is eager to reverse.
Mountainside lost 20-1 to Glendale Prep Academy on Wednesday.
Mountainside saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kasey Snyder, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, Anthem Prep might've scored the first runs on Wednesday, but it was Lincoln Prep who claimed the real prize. The Eagles fell just short of the Lightning by a score of 8-7. The loss continues a trend for the Eagles in their meetings with the Lightning: they've now lost four in a row.
Jaxon MacHugh was huge no matter where he played even without the win. On the mound, he pitched five innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off seven hits. MacHugh was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-4. He is becoming a predictor of Anthem Prep's success: when he posts at least two stolen bases the team is 2-1 (and 1-6 when he doesn't).
In other batting news, Ricky Orta made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-4 with one triple, one stolen base, and one run. That triple was his first of the season. The team also got some help courtesy of Adam Beeman, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
Anthem Prep's defeat dropped their record down to 3-7. As for Mountainside, their loss dropped their record down to 0-6.
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