For the second straight game, South Plainfield will face off against East Brunswick. The Tigers will face off against the Bears at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. South Plainfield is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.1 runs per game this season.
South Plainfield had to skate by with only a one-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the 13-run drubbing they dealt East Brunswick on Tuesday. The Tigers put the hurt on the Bears with a sharp 16-3 win. Surprisingly, this marked the Tigers' sixth straight game in which the away team has come away the victor.
Aiden McCarthy and Dan Kapsch did most of the damage at the plate: McCarthy got on base in four of his five plate appearances with four runs and three RBI, while Kapsch got on base in four of his six plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. That's the most RBI Kapsch has posted since back in April. Another player making a difference was David Butrico, who went 2-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI.
South Plainfield always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .562. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
South Plainfield is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.4 runs on average over those games. As for East Brunswick, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-5.
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