After two games on the road, Scotch Plains-Fanwood is heading back home. They will take on the New Providence Pioneers at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Scotch Plains-Fanwood will be hoping to continue their four-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last.
Scotch Plains-Fanwood is headed into the contest fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They put the hurt on North Brunswick with a sharp 18-6 victory on Saturday. The team's explosion at the plate also rewarded Scotch Plains-Fanwood with their most commanding win of the season.
Ryan Quinones made a splash no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run while striking out nine over four innings pitched. Quinones has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Quinones was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Jaden Carpien was incredible, going 3-for-4 with a home run, five RBI, and three runs. Jack Sponheimer was another key contributor, scoring four runs while going 4-for-4.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought match, but New Providence had to settle for a 4-3 defeat against Phillipsburg on Saturday. That's two games in a row now that New Providence has lost by just one run.
Scotch Plains-Fanwood has been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season. As for New Providence, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 3-5.
Scotch Plains-Fanwood came up short against New Providence in their previous meeting back in May of 2023, falling 9-5. Can Scotch Plains-Fanwood avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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