Monroe Township won the last time they faced South Plainfield, and things went their way on Thursday too. The Monroe Township Falcons had just enough and edged the South Plainfield Tigers out 3-2. The win made it back-to-back victories for Monroe Township.
Monroe Township got a great performance from Ohm Desai as he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over 5.1 innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Jake Lobue was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last six games he's played.
Monroe Township pushed their record up to 6-3 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home. As for South Plainfield, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 5-2.
Monroe Township will head out on the road to take on Jackson Memorial at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Monroe Township: 3.7, Jackson Memorial: 3.9) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for South Plainfield, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against North Brunswick at 4:00 p.m. South Plainfield's pitching crew has only allowed 3.3 runs per game this season, so North Brunswick's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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