Baseball Recap: Somerville turns things around after road loss

By Team Reports May 7, 2024, 7:42am

Baseball Recap: Somerville Pioneers vs. Rutgers Prep Argonauts

There's no place like home for Somerville, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Saturday. They skirted past the Rutgers Prep Argonauts 3-1. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Somerville also won the last time the pair played back in May of 2023.

For Rutgers Prep's part, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Evan Laub, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.

Even though they lost, Rutgers Prep hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. That's the fewest strikeouts they've managed all season.

Somerville's win bumped their record up to 7-10. As for Rutgers Prep, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost five of their last six games, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-10 record this season.

Somerville will challenge Union Catholic at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Rutgers Prep, they will be playing at home against East Brunswick Vo-Tech at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday.

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