The Colts Neck Cougars will head out on the road to challenge the Middletown North Lions at 3:45 p.m. on Monday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Colts Neck: 3.5, Middletown North: 1.5) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Colts Neck's hitters might be in the hot seat on Monday considering what happened against Mount St. Dominic Academy on Saturday. They fell just short of the Lions by a score of 1-0. The matchup marked the first time this year in which Colts Neck was not able to get on the board.
Meanwhile, Middletown North entered their tilt with Manasquan with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They skirted past the Warriors 3-2. That's two games straight that Middletown North has won by just one run.
Colts Neck's loss dropped their record down to 7-5. As for Middletown North, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-3 record this season.
Colts Neck came out on top in a nail-biter against Middletown North in their previous matchup on April 9th, sneaking past 1-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Colts Neck since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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