Baseball Preview: Lakewood Piners vs. Trenton Central Tornadoes
The Lakewood Piners will stay at home for another game and welcome the Trenton Central Tornadoes at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Things were looking good for Lakewood after they put the first points on the board on Wednesday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They lost 20-11 to LEAP Academy. Even if Lakewood couldn't come away with the win, the high-scoring effort was a great turnaround for their hitters, which had struggled int the games prior.
Cris Rosario put in work while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out ten batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off four hits. Rosario was also big at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Fernando Gomez and Chris Ramos stepped up to the plate in a big way. Gomez scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in two of his five plate appearances, while Ramos scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Chris Herrera was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, Trenton Central sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 victory over Princeton Day on Thursday. The win made it back-to-back victories for Trenton Central.
Lakewood's loss was their ninth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 1-14. As for Trenton Central, their win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 6-11.
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