Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Monroe Township walked away with it. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Montgomery Cougars a 1-0 shutout on Wednesday. This was payback for the Falcons, who suffered a 4-3 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Andre Love
| 05/05/26 vs South Plainfield | 5 |
| 04/29/26 vs Old Bridge | 4 |
| 04/14/26 @ Woodbridge | 2 |
| 05/13/26 @ Edison | 1 |
| 04/21/26 vs St. Thomas Aquinas | 1 |
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Andre Love got the start for Monroe Township and what a start it was: he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out six over four innings pitched. Love also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because the Falcons are 6-2 when he allows at most two earned runs, but 8-11 otherwise.
Monroe Township is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups. That's provided a massive bump to their 14-13 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.6 runs on average over those games. As for Montgomery, they are on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 10-21-1.
Coming up, Monroe Township will take on Old Bridge in a tournament on Saturday. Montgomery does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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