After a string of four wins, South Plainfield's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They fell just short of the Monroe Township Falcons by a score of 3-2. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for South Plainfield in their matchups with Monroe Township: they've now lost seven in a row.
For Monroe Township's part, they got a great performance from Ohm Desai as he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over 5.1 innings pitched.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Jake Lobue, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last six times he's played.
South Plainfield's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 5-2. As for Monroe Township, they pushed their record up to 6-3 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home.
South Plainfield will take on North Brunswick at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. South Plainfield's pitching crew has only allowed 3.3 runs per game this season, so North Brunswick's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Monroe Township, they will head out on the road to take on Jackson Memorial at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Jackson Memorial: 3.9, Monroe Township: 3.7) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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