For the second straight game, Somerville will face off against South Hunterdon. The Pioneers will challenge the Eagles at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Somerville is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
Somerville took a seven-run defeat the last time they faced off against South Hunterdon, but this time they managed to keep it close and that made all the difference. The Pioneers narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Eagles 3-2. The three-run effort marked the Pioneers' lowest-scoring game of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Somerville pushed their record up to 5-0 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.4 runs on average this season. As for South Hunterdon, they now have a losing record of 1-2.
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