Orange had lost four straight on the road, but on Monday they dropped down to 10-10 to make it five. They came up short against the Keansburg Titans, falling 11-1. The Tornadoes were red-hot at the plate heading into the contest (they scored no less than ten runs in the three matchups prior), but the Titans' pitchers proved too tough.
As for Keansburg, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 8-14. That's two games straight that they have won by exactly ten runs.
For Keansburg's part, Michael Burke made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out ten batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Burke has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in seven consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with four stolen bases, three runs, and one triple. Keansburg is 7-2 when Burke posts two or more runs, but 1-12 otherwise.
In other batting news, Mikey Clayton and Giovanni Fontan did most of the damage at the plate: Clayton went 2-for-4 with one triple, one stolen base, and two RBI, while Fontan got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI. Fontan has become a key player for Keansburg: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two stolen bases, but 5-14 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Riley Hutchins, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with two RBI.
Coming up, Orange will be playing in front of their home fans against Paterson Arts & Science at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Paterson Arts & Science has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 12.33 runs per game on average), something Orange will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Keansburg, they will head out to take on Roselle Park at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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