Monmouth Regional dropped their record down to 8-8 on Tuesday, which also ended the team's three-game streak of wins on the road. They fell just short of the Lacey Township Lions by a score of 2-0. While getting shut out isn't ideal, the Falcons haven't been shut out since back in March.
As for Lacey Township, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games.
For Lacey Township's part, not much got past Julia Kovacs, who gave up just five hits and racked up six Ks to keep Monmouth Regional off the board. Kovacs has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts any time she's pitched this season.
On the hitting side, Lacey Township's win was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Nicole Scheper, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base and one run.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Monmouth Regional will head out to challenge Shore Regional at 3:45 p.m. on Thursday. As for Lacey Township, they will venture away from home to take on Toms River South at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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