Baseball Game Preview: North Plainfield Canucks vs. Dunellen Destroyers

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Previous Games

05/09/24 - Away	15-1 W
04/20/24 - Home	2-9 L
04/22/23 - Away	11-9 W
04/02/22 - Home	5-2 W
06/02/21 - Home	5-4 W
+ 2 more games

North Plainfield is 6-1 against Dunellen since May of 2017 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Thursday. The Canucks will welcome the Destroyers at 4:00 p.m. North Plainfield is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.2 runs per game this season.

North Plainfield is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Dayton just ended the team's nine-game winning streak on Wednesday. They took an 8-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Bulldogs.

North Plainfield saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ian Lameira, who went 1-for-3 with three RBI.

J.P. Stevens hit Dunellen with a 11-run third inning on Tuesday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Destroyers came up short against the Hawks, falling 11-3.

North Plainfield's defeat dropped their record down to 15-7. As for Dunellen, their loss dropped their record down to 13-3.

The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Thursday as neither team is afraid to steal. North Plainfield has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.5 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Dunellen struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 5.5 stolen bases. The only question left is which team can snag more.

North Plainfield got the 'W' when the teams last played back in May of 2024 against Dunellen by a conclusive 15-1 score. Will the Canucks repeat their success, or do the Destroyers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.