The Middlesex County Vo-Tech Hornets will face off against the Perth Amboy Panthers at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday.
Middlesex County Vo-Tech lost 18-3 to North Brunswick on Thursday.
Meanwhile, Perth Amboy had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 12.8 runs) and they went ahead and made it five on Thursday. Everything went their way against the Mustangs as they made off with an 8-2 win. The Panthers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five games by six runs or more this season.
Jaslyn Collado made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off ten hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, getting on base in two of her four plate appearances with two stolen bases and two runs.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Izabella Pardo, who got on base in all four of her plate appearances with three runs, one stolen base, and one double. Pardo is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: she's snagged at least one every time she's taken the field this season. Izabella Pena was another key player, going 2-for-3 with two RBI, one run, and one double.
Middlesex County Vo-Tech's loss dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Perth Amboy, their victory bumped their record up to 6-4.
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