The Toms River South Indians will square off against the Absegami Braves at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Toms River South is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.3 runs per game this season.
Brick Memorial hit Toms River South with a four-run seventh inning on Thursday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Indians fell just short of the Mustangs by a score of 8-6. The Indians have struggled against the Mustangs recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost meeting.
Candy Peck was cooking despite her team's loss, going a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run and one triple. That triple was her first of the season. Another player making a difference was Addison Tuper, who went 1-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double.
Meanwhile, Absegami entered their tilt with Middle Township on Thursday with two consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with three. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Panthers a 12-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for the Braves, who have now won five games by seven runs or more so far this season.
The team relied heavily on Kali Jorgensen, who went 3-for-4 with two runs, two RBI, and one double. The team also got some help courtesy of Molly Williams, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI, one run, and one double.
Absegami hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. The team has now struck out at least one batters in three consecutive contests.
Absegami's win bumped their record up to 9-2. As for Toms River South, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-9.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Friday. Toms River South hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.4 home runs per game. However, it's not like Absegami struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.8 home runs. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
