An exciting North v. South battle is about to be fought. The Middletown South Eagles will take on the Middletown North Lions at 3:45 p.m. on Friday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
On Wednesday, Middletown South came up short against Wall Township and fell 8-3. The Eagles have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Middletown South got a good showing from Tom Costello, who pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Those zero earned runs gave Costello a new career-low.
At the plate, Middletown South saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jack Buono, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with one stolen base. Another was Brendan Sliva, who went 1-for-3 with one triple and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Middletown North suffered their biggest defeat since May 14, 2024 on Wednesday. They lost 9-2 to Red Bank Catholic.
Middletown South's loss dropped their record down to 6-8. As for Middletown North, they dropped their record down to 6-8 with the defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Middletown South couldn't quite get it done against Middletown North in their previous meeting back in April of 2024 as they fell 3-0. Can the Eagles avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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