The South Plainfield Tigers will face off against the Woodbridge Barrons at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
South Plainfield proved they can win big on Wednesday (they won by six) and on Thursday they proved they can win the close ones too. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Monroe Township 4-2. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last five times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Meanwhile, Woodbridge put another one in the bag on Thursday to keep their perfect season alive. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Edison a 2-0 shutout. Those two runs were actually the fewest the Barrons have put up all season, but given the result they're probably not too concerned.
South Plainfield has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.8 runs on average over those games. As for Woodbridge, their win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-0.
South Plainfield beat Woodbridge 6-1 in their previous matchup back in April of 2024. Do the Tigers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Barrons turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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