Somerset is 0-3 against Chestnut Ridge since March of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Somerset Eagles will look to defend their home field against the Chestnut Ridge Lions at 4:30 p.m. The pair are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
Somerset took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Monday. They blew past Turkeyfoot Valley Area 13-3. That ten run margin sets a new team best for Somerset this season.
Meanwhile, Chestnut Ridge had already won ten in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.2 runs), and they went ahead and made it 11 on Friday. Everything went their way against the Golden Tigers as they made off with a 12-2 win. Considering Chestnut Ridge has won four games by more than nine runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
The victory got Somerset back to even at 3-3. As for Chestnut Ridge, they pushed their record up to 11-1 with that win, which was their fifth straight at home.
Somerset might still be hurting after the 12-3 defeat they got from Chestnut Ridge in their previous matchup back in April of 2021. Thankfully for Somerset, Zoie Dunlap (who pitched seven innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off eight hits) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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