South Plainfield came tearing into Wednesday's match with six straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3.3 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They were the clear victor by an 11-4 margin over the Scotch Plains-Fanwood Raiders. For South Plainfield, this counts as revenge for the 8-3 loss Scotch Plains-Fanwood walked away with the last time they faced one another back in May of 2023.
For Scotch Plains-Fanwood's part, Jack Sponheimer made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaden Carpien, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
South Plainfield's win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-3. As for Scotch Plains-Fanwood, their defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-5.
South Plainfield will be playing in front of their home fans against St. Joseph at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. South Plainfield is facing St. Joseph at the right time seeing as St. Joseph is stuck on a five-game losing streak. As for Scotch Plains-Fanwood, they will be playing at home against Cranford at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Cranford is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season.
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