Baseball Recap: Timothy Christian Comes Up Short

Timothy Christian had lost 12 straight at home dating back to last season, but on Friday they dropped their record down to 0-14 to make it 13. They fell 5-2 to the Dunellen Destroyers. Unfortunately, that's the third time they've come up short against Dunellen this season, with their most recent defeat being a 17-4 loss back in April.

As for Dunellen, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-7 record this season. The victory made it back-to-back wins for they.

For Dunellen's part, Joseph Reyes made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He tossed five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off six hits. Reyes has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with two RBI, one run, and one double. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in April.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Michael Dow, who went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases, two RBI, and one run. Juanluis Rodriguez was another key player, going 1-for-3 with two stolen bases and one run.

Timothy Christian has already played their next game (against Bound Brook), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Dunellen, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next matchup, an 8-3 loss against North Brunswick on the 17th.