The South Brunswick Cougars will take on the North Brunswick Scorpions at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. South Brunswick will be strutting in after a victory while North Brunswick will be coming in after a loss.
South Brunswick will roll into the match after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up two runs on Thursday, then bounced right back against Topsail on Tuesday. The Cougars sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 10-9 win over the Pirates. The high-scoring performance was a welcome turnaround for the Cougars' hitters, who had struggled in the games prior.
Meanwhile, North Brunswick came up short against West Brunswick on Tuesday and fell 4-1. The Scorpions have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
South Brunswick pushed their record up to 7-10 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. They've had to fight for that success though, as they only beat their opponents by an average of 1.5 runs across that stretch. As for North Brunswick, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-10.
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