Woodbridge dropped their record down to 8-2 on Tuesday, which also ended the team's four-game streak of wins at home. They fell just short of the South Plainfield Tigers by a score of 1-0. The game marked the first time this season in which the Barrons were not able to get on the board.
As for South Plainfield, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 8-3. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games.
For South Plainfield's part, their victory was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Chris Loniewski, who went 1-for-2 with one run.
Woodbridge and South Plainfield should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps New Jersey Rankings. The Barrons will square off against Old Bridge at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday with a big rank advantage (13 vs. 62). The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Woodbridge 3, the Knights 3.5) so any runs scored will be well earned. Meanwhile, South Plainfield (ranked 77th) will meet South Brunswick (ranked 291st) at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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