New Milford is 2-7 against Midland Park since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The New Milford Knights will head out on the road to face off against the Midland Park Panthers at 4:00 p.m. New Milford will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last.
While New Milford has not struggled against Cresskill recently, they managed to flip the script on Monday. New Milford blew past Cresskill 13-4. New Milford's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Matthew Mulligan looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits.
On the hitting side, New Milford got a massive performance out of Luis Placido, who scored four runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Andy Aviles, who scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Midland Park gave their fans exactly what they wanted out of a home opener last Monday. They skirted past Lyndhurst 4-2.
The win got New Milford back to even at 2-2. As for Midland Park, their record is now 1-0.
New Milford couldn't quite finish off Midland Park when the teams last played back in May of 2023 and fell 2-0. Thankfully for New Milford, Ryan Clark (who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 14 over seven innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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