The Westfield Blue Devils will head out on the road to square off against the Cranford Cougars at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Westfield is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.9 runs per game this season.
Westfield is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Jersey's top teams: Governor Livingston, who was ranked seventh in their home state at the time (Westfield was ranked 18th). Westfield fell just short of Governor Livingston by a score of 10-8 on Monday. It was the first time this season that Westfield let down their fans at home.
Westfield saw nine different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kevin Dowling, who scored a run while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, Cranford sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-3 win over Governor Livingston on Thursday.
Sean Riley was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Westfield's defeat ended a 12-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 15-4. As for Cranford, their victory bumped their record up to 12-9.
Westfield skirted past Cranford 8-7 in their previous matchup on Saturday. Will Westfield repeat their success, or does Cranford have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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