The North Plainfield Canucks will venture away from home to square off against the Bound Brook Crusaders at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Franklin hit North Plainfield with a four-run sixth inning on Tuesday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Canucks came up short against the Warriors, falling 8-1. The Canucks' defeat signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.
Meanwhile, Bound Brook came tearing into Wednesday's game with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.8 runs), and they left with even more momentum. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Bluejays a 7-0 shutout.
Bound Brook pushed their record up to 8-9 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.8 runs on average over those games. As for North Plainfield, their loss dropped their record down to 9-5.
North Plainfield skirted past Bound Brook 6-5 in their previous matchup back in April of 2017. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Canucks since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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