Baseball Preview: Old Bridge Knights vs. South Plainfield Tigers
The Old Bridge Knights will be playing in front of their home fans against the South Plainfield Tigers at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Old Bridge is coming into the match hot, having won their last six games.
Old Bridge's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by an 8-0 margin over South Brunswick. That looming 8-0 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for Old Bridge yet this season.
Justin Hascup was excellent, scoring two runs while going 1-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of John Smith, who scored a run and stole three bases while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for South Plainfield, who bounced back after a tough loss on the road on Saturday. They skirted past Monroe Township 9-7.
Old Bridge has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-2 record this season. As for South Plainfield, they pushed their record up to 7-3 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home.
Old Bridge suffered a grim 11-4 defeat to South Plainfield when the teams last played back in May of 2023. Can Old Bridge avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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