Baseball Recap: Middlesex Extends Winning Streak to Eight

By Team Reports May 18, 2025, 5:50pm

Baseball Recap: Middlesex Bluejays vs. South Plainfield Tigers

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Previous Games

05/15/25 vs South Plainfield5-4
05/12/25 @ Colonia3-1
05/08/25 @ Delbarton5-3
05/06/25 vs North Hunterdon5-3
05/01/25 @ Sayreville4-2
+ 3 more games

Middlesex came tearing into Thursday's match with seven straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4.9 runs), and they left with even more momentum. They came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured a 5-4 W against the South Plainfield Tigers. This was payback for the Bluejays, who suffered a 6-4 defeat the last time these two teams met.

Middlesex's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-4. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.8 runs on average over those games. As for South Plainfield, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost four of their last five contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 13-9 record this season.

Middlesex wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next game, a 3-0 loss against Edison on the 17th. South Plainfield has also already played their next matchup (against North Hunterdon), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.

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