After flying high against Lakewood last Thursday, Keansburg came back down to earth. The Keansburg Titans fell just short of the Calvary Academy Warrior by a score of 5-4 on Monday.
For Calvary Academy's part, Jalena Carpenter was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out ten batters over eight innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits. Carpenter has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Carpenter was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in two of her five plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Tori DiChiara, who went 4-for-5 with two stolen bases, a triple, and a run. Lillian Troy was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-5.
Keansburg dropped their record down to 5-8 with that defeat, which was their third straight at home. As for Calvary Academy, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 4-2 record this season.
Keansburg will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Highland Park at 4:00 p.m. As for Calvary Academy, they are on the road again on Tuesday to play King's Christian at 4:00 p.m. King's Christian is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 11.4 runs per game this season.
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