The New Egypt Warriors will head out to square off against the Toms River North Mariners at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.
On Monday, New Egypt got the win against Manchester Township by a conclusive 15-5. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Warriors.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Toms River North). They put the hurt on Toms River South with a sharp 15-2 victory on Monday. Surprisingly, this marked the Mariners' fourth straight game in which the away team has come away the victor.
Alexa Iovine made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching five innings while giving up just two earned runs off eight hits. Iovine was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with one RBI. Those two hits gave her a new career-high.
In other batting news, Stef B was a standout: she got on base in four of her five plate appearances with one home run, four runs, and two RBI. Those four runs gave her a new career-high. Dalylia L was another key player, going 2-for-3 with four RBI, two runs, and one double.
Toms River North was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .480. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Toms River North's win ended a 14-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 3-14. As for New Egypt, their record is now 8-6.
New Egypt took their victory against Toms River North in their previous meeting on April 9th by a conclusive 16-1 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Warriors since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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