It may have taken nine innings to finish the job, but Metuchen ultimately got the result they hoped for on Monday. They had just enough and edged out the East Brunswick Bears 7-6. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Bulldogs have posted since April 22nd.
Metuchen let Simon Rosal and Jon Nugent run wild. Rosal got on base in four of his five plate appearances with one run and one RBI, while Nugent got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two RBI and one run. The team also got some help courtesy of Lucas Malamug, who went 2-for-5 with one stolen base and one run.
The victory made it two in a row for Metuchen and bumps their season record up to 15-6. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.0 runs over those games. As for East Brunswick, their loss dropped their record down to 13-8.
Coming up, Metuchen will head out on the road to challenge Linden at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. As for East Brunswick, they will head out to square off against Hamilton at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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