The East Windsor Panthers will look to defend their home field on Monday against the Bloomfield Warhawks at 4:00 p.m. East Windsor is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7 runs per game this season.
Bloomfield is facing East Windsor at the wrong time: East Windsor suffered their first home loss of the season on Friday and they're likely out for redemption. They fell just short of the Hawks by a score of 9-8. East Windsor has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Evan Bober and Tyler Natitus did some serious damage despite the final result: Bober scored a run and stole three bases while going 1-for-3, while Natitus scored a run and stole three bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Josh Halpin was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Even though they lost, East Windsor didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 12 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Bloomfield's rock-solid pitcher showed up for the team's third consecutive shutout on Friday. They never let Weaver onto the board and left with a 12-0 win. That 12 run margin sets a new team best for Bloomfield this season.
Bloomfield got a massive performance out of Teagan Reed, who scored three runs and stole five bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Luis Rodriguez, who scored three runs and stole four bases while going 2-for-3.
East Windsor's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 1-4. As for Bloomfield, they pushed their record up to 5-1 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Monday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. East Windsor has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.6 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Bloomfield struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
East Windsor came up short against Bloomfield in their previous matchup two weeks ago, falling 12-8. Will East Windsor have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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