The Scotch Plains-Fanwood Raiders will head out on the road to face off against the St. Thomas Aquinas Trojans at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Scotch Plains-Fanwood is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.7 runs per game this season.
Scotch Plains-Fanwood will bounce into Tuesday's contest after beating Cranford, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Scotch Plains-Fanwood had just enough and edged Cranford out 9-7.
Matt Capozzolo looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Chris Kennedy, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Joe LaRosa was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with a home run and two runs.
Meanwhile, St. Thomas Aquinas was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They lost 12-1 to Spotswood. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest runs St. Thomas Aquinas has scored all season.
Scotch Plains-Fanwood is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season. As for St. Thomas Aquinas, their loss dropped their record down to 10-5.
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