Baseball Recap: Rahway Comes Up Short

Rahway extended their losing streak to 11 on Thursday, dropping their season record down to 5-17 in the process. They came up short against the South Hunterdon Eagles, falling 18-2. The Indians were not able to make up for their defeat to the Eagles from their previous meeting back in April of 2024.

As for South Hunterdon, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-9 record this season. Their hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.

For South Hunterdon's part, Nate Lawton was a major factor no matter where he played. He struck out nine batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off one hit. Lawton is becoming a predictor of South Hunterdon's success: when he allows at most three hits the team is undefeated (and 7-9 when he doesn't). Lawton was also big at the plate, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with two RBI.

In other batting news, South Hunterdon got a massive performance out of Aaron Parisi, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with four runs and two stolen bases. Parisi has been hot recently, having posted two or more stolen bases the last three times he's played. Landon Katz was another key player, going 1-for-3 with four RBI, one triple, and one run.

As of now, neither Rahway nor South Hunterdon have any future games scheduled.