Summit is on a three-game streak of home losses, and New Providence a six-game streak of away losses. However, someone's due for a change in luck on Tuesday. The Summit Hilltoppers will look to defend their home field against the New Providence Pioneers at 4:00 p.m. Neither Summit nor New Providence posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
Summit was handed a ten-run loss in their previous outing, but that didn't affect their clutch gene on Monday. They won by a run and slipped past Cranford 2-1. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Hilltoppers have posted against the Cougars since May 4, 2019.
TJ Flack made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Flack was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
Flack wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Matt Rosoff, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base and one run. That stolen base was Rosoff's first of the season.
The home team had come away the winner the last four times New Providence and Westfield had met, but sadly for the fans who attended this one that wasn't the case. The Pioneers lost 8-2 to the Blue Devils on Monday.
Kyle Felt made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went a perfect 4-for-4 with one stolen base and one RBI.
New Providence's defeat dropped their record down to 3-15. As for Summit, their win bumped their record up to 9-11-1.
Summit beat New Providence 10-6 in their previous matchup back in April. Will the Hilltoppers repeat their success, or do the Pioneers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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