The Scotch Plains-Fanwood Raiders will head out on the road to square off against the South Plainfield Tigers at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Scotch Plains-Fanwood sitting on eight straight wins and South Plainfield on six.
Scotch Plains-Fanwood will head into Monday's game hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big on Saturday (they won by ten) but on Monday they proved they can win the close ones too. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Summit and snuck past 6-4.
Ryan Quinones spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered four earned runs on eight hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Matt Greisman was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, South Plainfield had just enough and edged St. Joseph out 4-2 on Tuesday.
Scotch Plains-Fanwood pushed their record up to 12-4 with that victory, which was their fifth straight on the road. As for South Plainfield, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-3 record this season.
Scotch Plains-Fanwood beat South Plainfield 8-3 when the teams last played back in May of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Scotch Plains-Fanwood since the team 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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