After two games on the road, Carteret is heading back home. They will take on the South River Rams at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Carteret is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.2 runs per game this season.
Carteret's hitters might be in the hot seat on Wednesday considering what happened against Edison on Tuesday. They lost 9-0 to the Eagles. Carteret has struggled against Edison recently, as their game on Tuesday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Carteret saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lucas Rivera, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base.
Meanwhile, South River put the finishing touches on their eighth blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. They blew past Princeton 12-2. That's two games straight that South River has won by exactly ten runs.
The team relied heavily on Parker Lane, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 3-for-3. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played. Sebastian Susinno was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 4-for-5.
Carteret's loss dropped their record down to 17-7. As for South River, they pushed their record up to 12-11 with that win, which was their third straight at home.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Wednesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Carteret has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.5 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like South River struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.4. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Carteret skirted past South River 16-14 when the teams last played two weeks ago. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was South River's Julius Rosado, who fired off two home runs, three runs, and three RBI while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Carteret still be able to contain Rosado? There's only one way to find out.
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