Baseball Recap: South Amboy Takes a Loss

South Amboy extended their losing streak to six on Tuesday, dropping them down to 7-8. They took an 11-6 hit to the loss column at the hands of the North Brunswick Raiders. The Governors were not able to make up for their loss to the Raiders from their previous meeting back in May of 2017.

Kcen Ventura

Runs

04/16/26 @ Rahway	4
05/05/26 @ North Brunswick	2
04/17/26 @ Perth Amboy Vo-Tech	2
05/04/26 vs Somerset Tech	1
04/22/26 @ Timothy Christian	1

South Amboy saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kcen Ventura, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs. Ventura is becoming a predictor of the Governors' success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 2-1 (and 5-7 when he doesn't). Josh Pena Nunez also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.

As for North Brunswick, with the win, they broke their four-game losing streak and moved their record to 7-12. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for they considering their one-run performance the game before.

On North Brunswick's side, Jasiah Hogans was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 11 over five innings pitched. Those 11 strikeouts gave Hogans a new career-high. He was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his five plate appearances with three runs, one stolen base, and one double.

In other batting news, Willy Pena was incredible, going a perfect 5-for-5 with three stolen bases, four runs, and three doubles. Those three doubles gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Chris Cardinoza, who went 2-for-5 with two stolen bases and two runs.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. South Amboy will square off against New Brunswick at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Zebra have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 13.64 runs per game on average), something the Governors will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for North Brunswick, they will take on Piscataway Vo-Tech at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Piscataway Vo-Tech's pitching crew has only allowed two runs per game this season, so North Brunswick's hitters will have their work cut out for them.