South Amboy had to endure a three-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They put the hurt on the Rahway Indians with a sharp 11-1 win on Saturday. Considering the Governors' hitters had been struggling lately, the high-scoring outing was a much-needed turnaround.
Vaughn Pelkey
| 05/17/25 vs Rahway | 4 |
| 05/08/25 vs Kennedy Memorial | 1 |
| 04/28/25 vs J.P. Stevens | 1 |
| 04/22/25 @ Metuchen | 2 |
| 04/14/25 vs Piscataway | 6 |
Vaughn Pelkey made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. What's more, he posted four strikeouts, the most he's had since back in April. He was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in two of his three plate appearances with two runs and one stolen base.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jeremy Vazquez, who went 2-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, and two doubles. He is becoming a predictor of South Amboy's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 4-1 (and 2-11 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was Robert Conklin, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs.
South Amboy was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .400. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
South Amboy's victory bumped their record up to 6-12. As for Rahway, they are on a nine-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-15.
South Amboy does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Rahway, they are taking a road trip to square off against Dayton at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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