Neptune is on a four-game streak of home losses, Pinelands Regional a seven-game streak of away losses (dating back to last season), but someone's luck is about to change. The Neptune Scarlet Fliers will take on the Pinelands Regional Wildcats at 3:45 p.m. on Tuesday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Last Saturday, Neptune came up short against Manchester Township and fell 5-2. That's two games in a row now that Neptune has lost by exactly three runs.
Meanwhile, Pinelands Regional also suffered a loss in their last game, but this one to Raritan by a score of 7-4.
Neptune's loss dropped their record down to 1-17. As for Pinelands Regional, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-15.
Everything went Neptune's way against Pinelands Regional when the teams last played back in May of 2019 as Neptune made off with an 8-0 victory. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Pinelands Regional's Noah Dean, who struck out 11 batters over five innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits. Now that he won't be playing on Tuesday, will it be that much easier for Neptune to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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