Baseball Recap: Carteret Sets Scoring Season-High Against Piscataway

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Carteret). Everything went their way against the Piscataway Chiefs on Monday as they made off with a 14-2 victory. The win was some much needed relief for the Ramblers as it spelled an end to their five-game losing streak.

Luis Hernandez spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on seven hits. Carteret is 2-1 when Hernandez allows one or fewer earned runs, but 1-6 otherwise.

On the hitting side, Lucas Rivera and Eric Thompson did most of the damage at the plate: Rivera got on base in four of his five plate appearances with four stolen bases, three runs, and three RBI, while Thompson got on base in four of his five plate appearances with four stolen bases, three runs, and one triple. That's the most RBI Rivera has posted since back in May of 2024. Miles Ferreiras was another key player, going 2-for-5 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run.

Carteret's victory bumped their record up to 3-7. As for Piscataway, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matches. That's put a noticeable dent in their 3-7 record this season.

Carteret will have a chance to go back-to-back against Piscataway: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday.