The Dunellen Destroyers will square off against the Somerset Tech Jaguars at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Dunellen took a loss when they played away from home on Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Monday. They had just enough and edged out Piscataway Vo-Tech 2-1.
Ryan Hutchins
| 05/19/25 vs Piscataway Vo-Tech | 6 |
| 05/10/25 vs New Egypt | 5 |
| 04/29/25 @ Plainfield | 4 |
| 04/24/25 @ Linden | 5 |
| 04/16/25 vs Highland Park | 8 |
Ryan Hutchins made a splash while hitting and pitching. He struck out six batters over 6.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in April. He was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with four stolen bases and one run. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
Hutchins wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Kristhan Roman Lopez, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with one run.
Meanwhile, Somerset Tech fell victim to North Brunswick and their airtight pitching crew on Friday. They fell just short of the North Brunswick Raiders by a score of 1-0. The matchup marked the first time this season in which the Jaguars were not able to get on the board.
Somerset Tech dropped their record down to 9-8 with the defeat, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Dunellen, they have been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 15-8 record this season.
Dunellen skirted past Somerset Tech 8-6 in their previous matchup on May 2nd. Will the Destroyers repeat their success, or do the Jaguars have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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