For the second straight game, North Plainfield will face off against J.P. Stevens. The Canucks will face off against the Hawks at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (North Plainfield has three straight victories, J.P. Stevens has five straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
On Wednesday, North Plainfield needed a bit of extra time to put away J.P. Stevens. They had just enough and edged out the Hawks 2-1. While the Canucks didn't have the best season last year (they finished 6-19), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
The team relied heavily on Victor Ceda, who went 2-for-3 with one double and one RBI.
North Plainfield pushed their record up to 6-1 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.2 runs on average over those games. As for J.P. Stevens, their loss dropped their record down to 2-6.
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