| 04/24/25 @ St. John-Vianney | 12 |
| 04/08/25 @ Freehold Township | 7 |
| 04/15/25 vs Holmdel | 6 |
| 04/17/25 @ Holmdel | 5 |
| 04/22/25 vs St. John-Vianney | 3 |
Neptune had lost three straight on the road, but on Thursday they dropped their record down to 1-9 to make it four. They fell just short of the St. John-Vianney Lancers by a score of 13-12. On the bright side, the 12- run effort marked the Scarlet Fliers' highest-scoring matchup to date.
Hunter Morgan made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and got on base in four of his five plate appearances with four runs and two stolen bases. The team also got some help courtesy of Nick Bailey, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs and two RBI.
As for St. John-Vianney, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 6-5. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 4.0 runs on average over those games.
On St. John-Vianney's side, Dylan Blackman looked comfortable as he tossed four innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits. Blackman has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run any time he's pitched this season.
On the hitting side, Mike Capaldo and Nick Mirto did most of the damage at the plate: Capaldo got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases, two RBI, and one run, while Mirto went 3-for-4 with two runs and two RBI. Those three hits gave Mirto a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Teagan Mouton, who got on base in two of his four plate appearances with two runs and one stolen base.
Coming up, Neptune will take on Lacey Township at 3:45 p.m. on Monday. As for St. John-Vianney, they wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next contest, a 4-3 loss against Monmouth Regional on the 25th.
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