Southridge had no answer to Lucas Plenert on Tuesday as he struck out ten batters over 5.2 innings while giving up three earned runs off eight hits. As if that's not impressive enough, the pitching appearance was his fourth in a row with more than five innings. This season, Plenert has an ERA of 1.18 over 23.7 innings pitched.
Plenert's strong effort led Mountainside over Southridge and he'll get a chance to do so again: the teams have a rematch scheduled at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Mountainside has been struggling on the road and they'll enter the contest having lost four straight away games. Will Plenert and Co. be able to turn things around? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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