Neptune sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 5-4 win over the Henry Hudson Admirals on Thursday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Neptune.
Javier Gordon made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He struck out nine batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Those nine strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also stellar in the batter's box, going a perfect 3-for-3 with two stolen bases, two RBI, and one run.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Joshua Roman, who went 2-for-4 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one double. Those two RBI gave him a new career-high. Steven Borges also deserves some recognition as he got his first hit of the season.
Neptune's victory bumped their record up to 3-5. As for Henry Hudson, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-3.
Neptune will have a chance to go back-to-back against Henry Hudson: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
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