Baseball Recap: Chatham Comes Up Short

Chatham and South Plainfield squared off in some playoff action on Wednesday, but Chatham had to settle for second. They fell just short of the Tigers by a score of 4-2. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Cougars have suffered since April 6th.

Cougars

Previous 5 Games

06/03/26 vs South Plainfield	2-4
05/29/26 vs Middletown North	3-0
05/27/26 vs Orange	16-0
05/27/26 vs Orange	16-0
05/14/26 @ Immaculata	6-14

Chatham moved to 17-9 with that defeat, which also ended their three-game winning streak. As for South Plainfield, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten matchups. That's provided a massive bump to their 16-13 record this season.

Chatham does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for South Plainfield, they will square off against Cranford on Friday. The Cougars' pitching crew has only allowed 3.9 runs per game this season, so the Tigers' hitters will have their work cut out for them.