The Piscataway Chiefs will be playing in front of their home fans against the Carteret Ramblers at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
Last Tuesday, Piscataway came up short against Kennedy Memorial and fell 6-1. That's two games in a row now that Piscataway has lost by exactly five runs.
Meanwhile, Carteret beat Somerset Tech 6-2 on Wednesday.
Luis Hernandez spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered two runs (both of which were unearned) on four hits.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Drexler Rodriguez, who went 1-for-4 with a home run and three RBI.
This is the second loss in a row for Piscataway and nudges their season record down to 5-5. As for Carteret, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season.
Piscataway came up short against Carteret when the teams last played on Monday, falling 5-0. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Carteret's Nick Kee, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 12 over seven innings pitched. Now that Piscataway knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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