Hawthorne had lost three straight at home, but on Monday they dropped down to 4-12 to make it four. They lost 12-0 to the Pompton Lakes Cardinals. The shutout was out of character for the Bears seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in April.
As for Pompton Lakes, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season. They might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six contests by eight runs or more this season.
For Pompton Lakes' part, Cade Tuzzoulo made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched. Tuzzoulo has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one walk in six consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going 1-for-2 with one run and one RBI.
In other batting news, Pompton Lakes got a massive performance out of Jonah Carbon, who went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases, three runs, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Luke Porcelli, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one triple, two RBI, and one run.
Looking ahead, Hawthorne will challenge Lodi at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Pompton Lakes, they will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against Lakeland Regional at 4:00 p.m. The Lancers have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed seven runs per game on average), something the Cardinals will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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