The Scotch Plains-Fanwood Raiders will head out on the road to take on the Westfield Blue Devils at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Scotch Plains-Fanwood: 3.7, Westfield: 3.5) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Scotch Plains-Fanwood scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Saturday. They never let Middlesex onto the board and left with an 11-0 win. The victory was nothing new for Scotch Plains-Fanwood as they're now sitting on four straight.
CJ Bates was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Bates was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run.
In other batting news, Scotch Plains-Fanwood let Joe LaRosa and Jack Sponheimer loose on the outfield. LaRosa scored three runs while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances, while Sponheimer went 3-for-3 with a stolen base and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Jaden Carpien, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Westfield put another one in the bag on Wednesday to keep their perfect season alive. They came out on top against New Providence by a score of 5-2.
Scotch Plains-Fanwood pushed their record up to 5-2 with that win, which was their third straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.7 runs per game. As for Westfield, their victory bumped their record up to 4-0.
Scotch Plains-Fanwood might still be hurting after the 11-1 loss they got from Westfield when the teams last played back in May of 2023. Can Scotch Plains-Fanwood avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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