The Monmouth Regional Falcons will head out on the road to square off against the Holmdel Hornets at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Monmouth Regional easily dispatched Manalapan on Tuesday, but unfortunately both the margin and the ultimate result were a different story in this one. The Falcons fell just short of Middletown South by a score of 8-6 on Wednesday. The defeat continues a trend for the Falcons in their meetings with the Eagles: they've now lost seven in a row.
Meanwhile, after soaring to ten runs the game before, Holmdel was a bit more limited in their contest on Monday. They took a 5-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Raritan. The matchup marked the first time this season in which the Hornets were not able to get on the board.
With the loss, Holmdel broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 4-3. As for Monmouth Regional, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-4.
Monmouth Regional came out on top in a nail-biter against Holmdel when the teams last played on April 2nd, sneaking past 3-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Falcons since the squad 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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