For the second straight game, J.P. Stevens will face off against Carteret. The Hawks will square off against the Ramblers at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. J.P. Stevens is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.5 runs per game this season.
J.P. Stevens proved they can win big on Monday (they won by 16) and on Wednesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-1 win over Carteret. While the Hawks didn't have the best season last year (they finished 7-15), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Soham Prajapati spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on four hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in seven consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Collin Casey, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
J.P. Stevens is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-4-1 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.5 runs over those games. As for Carteret, they moved to 10-2 with that loss, which also ended their four-game winning streak.
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