The Monroe Township Falcons will take on the Hightstown Rams on Friday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Monroe Township's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Montgomery 1-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Falcons.
Andre Love
| 04/29/26 vs Old Bridge | 6 |
| 03/31/26 @ East Brunswick | 5 |
| 05/05/26 vs South Plainfield | 4 |
| 05/13/26 @ Edison | 3 |
| 04/21/26 vs St. Thomas Aquinas | 3 |
| + 3 more games |
Monroe Township gave Andre Love the start and clearly made the right call: he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out six over four innings pitched. Love also tossed a walk, which is notable because the Falcons are 4-1 when he allows at most one walk, but 10-12 otherwise.
Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Hightstown had no problem doing just that on Wednesday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 5-4 win over the Bombers.
Hightstown's victory bumped their record up to 17-9-2. As for Monroe Township, they now have a winning record of 14-13.
Monroe Township suffered a grim 14-8 defeat to Hightstown in their previous meeting back in April. Can the Falcons avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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