The Dunellen Destroyers will look to take advantage of their home field for the first time this season as they take on the Manville Mustangs at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Dunellen is coming home in high spirits after they had to open their season on the road against Bound Brook. The Destroyers put the hurt on the Crusaders with a sharp 12-2 win on Friday. The Destroyers not only won on Friday, but they posted their biggest win since April 25, 2024.
Danny Watts made a big impact no matter where he played. He struck out eight batters over four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits. That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in April of 2024. He was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-4.
Mark Stein
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In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Mark Stein, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 4-for-4. That's the most stolen bases he has posted since back in April of 2024. Another player making a difference was Juanluis Rodriguez, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Manville gave up the first runs on Tuesday, but they didn't let that get them down. They came out on top against Belvidere by a score of 6-1. The Mustangs haven't had any issues with the County Seaters recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive victory against them.
Collin Shimp was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Aidan Johnson, who went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases and two RBI.
Dunellen suffered a grim 10-0 defeat to Manville in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Can the Destroyers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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