The Spotswood Chargers will face off against the South Plainfield Tigers at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Spotswood 3.9, South Plainfield 4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Spotswood is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Colonia just ended the team's six-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell just short of the Patriots by a score of 3-1. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Chargers have suffered since April 13th.
Spotswood saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Will Buchan, who went 2-for-3 with one double and one RBI.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for South Plainfield, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Thursday. They never let Sayreville get on the board and left with a 1-0 victory on Friday. The Tigers haven't had any issues with the Bombers recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive win against them.
Michael Castagna tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run while striking out seven over seven innings pitched. Those seven strikeouts gave him a new career-high.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Nick Irizarry, who went 1-for-3 with three stolen bases and one run. He has been hot, having posted at least one stolen base the last six times he's played.
South Plainfield's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-5. They've had to fight for that success though, as they only beat their opponents by an average of two runs across that stretch. As for Spotswood, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-6.
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