For the second straight game, Hackettstown will face off against Vernon. The Tigers will head out to challenge the Vikings at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday.
Hackettstown will face Vernon after dropping another heartbreaker against Vernon on Monday, which marked the second time in a row the team's come within two of beating them. The Tigers took a 3-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Vikings. The loss continues a trend for the Tigers in their meetings with the Vikings: they've now lost nine in a row.
For Vernon's part, not much got past Jayden Chornobroff, who gave up just two hits and racked up eight Ks to keep Hackettstown off the board.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Chris Perrotta, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with two stolen bases, one double, and one RBI. Those two stolen bases gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Tyler Dobrzynski, who went 2-for-3 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
Vernon pushed their record up to 2-1 with the victory, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season. The road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.5 runs on average over those games. As for Hackettstown, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-2.
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