The New Providence Pioneers are taking a road trip to face off against the Madison Dodgers at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
New Providence will face Madison after dropping another heartbreaker against Cranford on Friday, which marked the second time in a row the team's come within 2.1 of beating them. The Pioneers fell 5-1 to the Cougars. The defeat continues a trend for the Pioneers in their meetings with the Cougars: they've now lost six in a row.
New Providence got a good showing from Andrew Kruep, who tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Kruep has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive appearances.
At the plate, New Providence saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kyle Felt, who went 1-for-2 with one run and one double.
Meanwhile, Madison came tearing into Thursday's matchup with six straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.8 runs), and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top against the Golden Eagles by a score of 8-3.
The team relied heavily on Andrew Haviland, who went 2-for-4 with two runs, one triple, and two RBI. That triple marked the first that he has hit this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Jackson Strauss, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one stolen base and one run.
Madison pushed their record up to 9-1 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. As for New Providence, their loss dropped their record down to 2-8.
New Providence beat Madison 7-2 in their previous matchup back in April of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Pioneers since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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