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Saturday, April 16, 2016

BASEBALL:Wayne Valley climbs back over .500 with win over upstart Eastside

Eastside's Kelvin Cruz.

By Rich Barton
NJS.com Staff Writer

WAYNE – Winning a Passaic County championship on a walk-off homer last year was a memory that none of the Wayne Valley baseball players who were there will ever forget. This year’s Indian squad has come into the season not as the hunter but as the hunted and one of the teams hot on their trail is Paterson Eastside. With experience starting to catch up to the talent, the Ghosts are off to a good start and were looking for a big road win to show the rest of the county that they are for real. Wayne Valley’s Sean Lewandoski had other plans, however, and came through with an efficient performance on the mound. After being bailed out by his defense in the first inning, Lewandoski settled in by mixing speeds. Wayne Valley took advantage of four Ghost errors in the third inning and Lewandoski did the rest as Wayne Valley climbed over the .500 mark with a 5-2 win on Friday at Wayne Valley High School. Paterson Eastside came on fire and planned on adding to its four-game win streak. MORE...

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