The New Egypt Warriors will look to defend their home field on Saturday against the Dunellen Destroyers at 11:00 a.m. Dunellen took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on New Egypt, who comes in off a win.
If New Egypt beats Dunellen with nine runs on Saturday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two matches with that exact score. New Egypt sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 9-7 win over South Hunterdon on Tuesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for New Egypt.
Nolan Arnold and Dylan Harper did most of the damage at the plate: Arnold scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-5, while Harper scored two runs and stole four bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Lucas Burgos was another key contributor, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Dunellen was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 9-3 to Carteret, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
Dunellen saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ryan Hutchins, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Mark Stein, who scored a run while going 3-for-4.
New Egypt's victory ended an eight-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 4-16. As for Dunellen, they now have a losing record at 10-11.
New Egypt came up short against Dunellen when the teams last played back in April of 2015, falling 5-2. Will New Egypt have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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