The Trenton Central Tornadoes will square off against the West Windsor-Plainsboro South Pirates at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Trenton Central has given up an average of 9 runs per game this season, but Thursday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Trenton Central lost 12-4 to Hopewell Valley Central on Monday.
For some reason, the away team has come away with the win the last six times West Windsor-Plainsboro South and Ewing have met, but the home crowd finally got their W on Monday. West Windsor-Plainsboro South walked away with a 14-10 win over Ewing. The Pirates' hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Bennett Siegel made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Siegel was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4. Those three runs gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, Matt Raeter was a standout: he went 2-for-4 with four RBI, one stolen base, and one run. That run marked the first that he scored this season. Xander Rudisill was another key player, going 1-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and one RBI.
West Windsor-Plainsboro South was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .406. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
The victory got West Windsor-Plainsboro South back to even at 2-2. As for Trenton Central, their loss dropped their record down to an identical 2-2.
Trenton Central skirted past West Windsor-Plainsboro South 4-2 in their previous matchup back in May of 2024. Will Trenton Central repeat their success, or does West Windsor-Plainsboro South has a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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