The East Brunswick Bears will square off against the St. Thomas Aquinas Trojans at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. St. Thomas Aquinas took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on East Brunswick, who comes in off a win.
East Brunswick took a 13-run loss the last time they faced off against South Plainfield, but this time they managed to keep it close and that made all the difference. The Bears won by a run and slipped past the Tigers 6-5. The game snapped a strange streak: the last six times these teams have met, it?s been the away team that?s taken home the W.
East Brunswick got a great performance from Hayden Dziubeck as he struck out six batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off six hits.
At the plate, Joe Spinello was incredible, going 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one triple. That triple was his first of the season. Another player making a difference was Tyler Zeichner, who went 3-for-4 with two runs, two RBI, and one double.
East Brunswick was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .375. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, St. Thomas Aquinas came up short against St. Joseph on Wednesday and fell 6-1. The Trojans have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
St. Thomas Aquinas' defeat dropped their record down to 10-4. As for East Brunswick, their win bumped their record up to 10-5.
East Brunswick took their victory against St. Thomas Aquinas in their previous matchup back in April of 2017 by a conclusive 14-0 score. Will the Bears repeat their success, or do the Trojans have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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