Baseball Recap: Metuchen's Luck Takes a Turn for the Worse on Friday

By Team Reports May 4, 2025, 5:17pm

Baseball Recap: Metuchen Bulldogs vs. Carteret Ramblers

Bulldogs

Previous 5 Games

05/02/25 vs Carteret0-2
05/01/25 vs Rahway18-1
04/30/25 @ Carteret5-3
04/28/25 vs Piscataway11-1
04/25/25 @ Piscataway32-0

Metuchen fell victim to Carteret and their airtight pitching crew on Friday. They fell just short of the Ramblers by a score of 2-0. The Bulldogs' loss signaled the end of their eight-game winning streak.

Matt Jelleme spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered two runs (both of which were unearned) on two hits and racked up eight Ks.

Metuchen's defeat dropped their record down to 12-3. As for Carteret, their victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-8.

Metuchen wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next matchup, a 15-2 win against J.P. Stevens on the 3rd. Carteret has also already played their next contest (against Piscataway Vo-Tech), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.

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