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| 05/02/24 - Away | 9-11 L |
| 04/30/24 - Home | 2-4 L |
| 05/13/23 - Home | 2-1 W |
| 05/02/23 - Home | 8-1 W |
| 05/01/23 - Away | 0-3 L |
| 05/14/15 - Away | 8-7 W |
St. Joseph and South Plainfield are an even 3-3 against one another since May of 2015, but likely not for long. The Falcons will be playing at home against the Tigers at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
On Thursday, St. Joseph came up short against Woodbridge and fell 9-4.
Domenic Erbafina was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he pitched 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off four hits.
On the hitting side, Luke Palermo was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-2 with one home run and three RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of JP Zayle, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, South Plainfield was not the first on the board on Thursday, but they got there more often. They walked away with a 9-4 win over Edison. The Tigers haven't had any issues with the Eagles recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive victory against them.
South Plainfield let Chris Loniewski and Lorenzo Fuscoletti run wild. Loniewski scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances, while Fuscoletti scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Nick Irizarry, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-4.
St. Joseph's loss dropped their record down to 0-2. As for South Plainfield, their win bumped their record up to 2-0.
St. Joseph couldn't quite finish off South Plainfield in their previous meeting back in May of 2024 and fell 11-9. Will the Falcons have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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