If Somerset Tech was riding high off their 12-2 takedown of Piscataway Vo-Tech last Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Somerset Tech Jaguars lost 11-1 to the South Amboy Governors on Thursday. Somerset Tech has struggled against South Amboy recently, as their match on Thursday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Somerset Tech saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nick Raspovich, who went 1-for-3 with an RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Liam Hanily, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all two of his plate appearances.
On South Amboy's side, Diego Colon was a standout: he went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, a double, and an RBI. Another player making a difference was Weslyn Morel-Sanchez, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Somerset Tech's loss dropped their record down to 4-8. As for South Amboy, their victory bumped their record up to 12-2.
Somerset Tech will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Warren County Tech at 4:00 p.m. on May 20th. As for South Amboy, they will look to defend their home field on Monday against North Plainfield at 4:00 p.m. South Amboy's pitching crew has only allowed 3.7 runs per game this season, so North Plainfield's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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