Westfield is on a eight-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Cranford is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Westfield Blue Devils will take on the Cranford Cougars at 4:00  p.m.  on Wednesday. Given that  both teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this  contest.
 Westfield will make a triumphant return home after picking up their first road  win of the season at Summit expense  on Tuesday. Westfield fell victim to a  tough 11-4 loss at the hands of Summit. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest  runs Westfield has scored all season.
  Jack Chavez was a  force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he  didn't allow a single  earned run while striking out nine over 4.2 innings pitched.
 On the hitting side, Westfield saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was  Tomas Cestero, who  scored two  runs while going 1-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of  Brady Trajkovski, who  went 2-for-5 with two  RBI.
 Meanwhile, Cranford fell victim to Governor Livingston and their airtight pitching crew  on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Highlanders by a score of  2-0.
  Dylan Falk spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered  just two earned runs on five hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't  pitched less than five  innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
 Having lost for the first time this season, Westfield  fell to 8-1. As for Cranford, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-4.
 Westfield might still be hurting after the  9-2 loss they got from Cranford  in their previous meeting  back in May of 2023. Thankfully for Westfield,  Sean Woodruff (who   tossed three innings while giving up   no  earned runs off   one  hit) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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