Spotswood had lost four straight on the road, but on Saturday they dropped their record down to 14-9 to make it five. They fell just short of the St. Joseph Falcons by a score of 4-3. The Chargers were not able to make up for their defeat to the Falcons from their previous meeting back in May of 2023.
Spotswood saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Carter Cumiskey, who went 3-for-4 with one double and one RBI.
As for St. Joseph, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.6 runs on average over those games.
On St. Joseph's side, Richard Zangara tossed a big game, striking out ten batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits. Those ten strikeouts gave Zangara a new career-high.
At the plate, Bobby Christensen was incredible, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases, two RBI, and one run. Walter Christan also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
Looking ahead, Spotswood will be playing at home against Monroe Township at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. St. Joseph does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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