The Trenton Central Tornadoes will head out on the road to square off against the Lakewood Piners at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Lakewood took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Trenton Central, who comes in off a win.
Last Thursday, Trenton Central had just enough and edged Princeton Day out 2-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for Trenton Central.
Meanwhile, Lakewood was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their 14th straight defeat. They lost 20-11 to LEAP Academy. Even if Lakewood couldn't come away with the win, the high-scoring effort was a great turnaround for their hitters, which had struggled int the games prior.
Cris Rosario put in work while hitting and pitching. He struck out ten batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off four hits. Rosario was also solid in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Fernando Gomez and Chris Ramos did some serious damage despite the final result: Gomez scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in two of his five plate appearances, while Ramos scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Chris Herrera was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-4.
Trenton Central's victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 6-11. As for Lakewood, their loss dropped their record down to 1-14.
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