The Middlesex Bluejays are on the road again on Friday to play the Watchung Hills Regional Warriors at 4:00 p.m. Middlesex will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last.
Middlesex's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. Everything went their way against Spotswood as Middlesex made off with an 8-0 win.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought contest, but Watchung Hills Regional had to settle for a 4-3 defeat against Bridgewater-Raritan on Thursday. Watchung Hills Regional has not had much luck with Bridgewater-Raritan recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Max Payne was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out seven batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off six hits (and only one walk).
On the hitting side, Watchung Hills Regional saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was William Hunsinger, who went 1-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
Middlesex's victory bumped their record up to 7-12. As for Watchung Hills Regional, their loss dropped their record down to 8-11-1.
Middlesex beat Watchung Hills Regional 8-3 when the teams last played back in May of 2019. Will Middlesex repeat their success, or does Watchung Hills Regional have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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